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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, August 25
A somber day in Home Run Beat the Streak land, as our nine-game leader
and streaker, "kendo1961", saw his $10,000 dream vanish after Albert
Pujols was unable to go deep for him.
Curiously, our leader opted to eschew my now star-studded advice, and did not select Robinson Cano, who was my Pick of the Day.
But Dave, Robinson Cano didn't get a home run last night.
Ah, but we don't know that Cano wouldn't have homered had "kendo1961" selected him, Mr. Italics.
I'm pretty sure that doesn't make sense.
Well, let's just move on to today's picks.
Time for Wednesday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Ryan Zimmerman: .500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
? Nick Markakis: .450 AVG (9-for-20) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
? Derek Jeter: .455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil
? B.J. Upton: .467 AVG (7-for-15) career vs. Angels starter Dan Haren
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Aramis Ramirez: .375 AVG (9-for-24) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Jason Marquis
You'll thank me later …
? Joe Mauer: .071 AVG (1-for-14) lifetime vs. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson
? Victor Martinez: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez
? Ben Zobrist: .125 AVG (1-for-8) lifetime vs. Angels starter Dan Haren
Leaderboard time!
Alright, I'll admit I haven't given "warriorclub" his proper due.
Between all the hoopla surroung Geoff Croke's 43-game streak and then
"kendo1961″'s homer frenzy, "warriorclub" has really gone Stealth Bomber
on us and fallen off the radar.
Well, with a 32-game streak, "warriorclub" can go unnoticed no longer.
Our leader is now 56.1 percent on the way to the big bucks, and 25 days away from that gold-plated pony.
Top MLB streakers
? Elvis Andrus: 14 games
? Omar Infante: 13 games
? Juan Pierre: 12 games
? Alberto Callaspo: 10 games
? Albert Pujols: 10 games
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What up everybody. Just woke up a little bit ago but here are my picks.
BTS-Infante, look at his day numbers and he is outstanding. Another Tulo or Rios during the day and facing somebody he never faced before but love the odds since it's a day game.
HR BTS-Pujols, number 400 is coming this week and I think he gets it today. Has 1 HR in 3 ABs vs McCutchen so it may happen tonight and wind is blowing out to Center in Pitt.
Survivor-Tigers, Kansas City is horrendous on the road and Galaragga pitched a good game his last time out and O'Sullivan has been bad since the trade so love the odds they win.
Good luck to all today.
Entering & including today: 40 game days remaining. Minimum current streak required to win the prizes outright (assuming season ends Oct 3rd)…
(*) Playing for a tie? add 1 to DL and minus 1 from CS & TS
Abbreviations: DL=Active Streak Deadline, CS=Current Streak Needed, TS=Target
BTS Countdown {Resets now eliminate you from cash prizes}
Top Prize ($3M): CS:17, TS:57, DL:Aug 8th
*Consolation ($10K): CS:4, TS:44, DL:Aug 21st (pending)
Survivor Countdown {tickets are for 2011 All-Star Game & Homerun Derby}
Top Prize (2 tickets+travel+hotel+$10K): CS:0, TS:37, DL:Aug 28th
*Consolation (2 tickets only): CS:0, TS:30, DL:Sept 4th (pending)
I've got Prince Fielder picked for Beat the streak but I'm very nervous.
I'm not quite as nervous but I hope he comes through. Doesn't start until 8:10.
LaV's List
Wednesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500, 141 Batters picked overall.
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Albert Pujols 593 23.72(1RST)
Miguel Cabrera 235 9.4(2ND)
Derek Jeter 212 8.48
Omar Infante 150 6
Robinson Cano 127 5.08
Matt Holliday 68 2.72
Nick Markakis 60 2.4
Jon Jay 59 2.36(3RD)
Ryan Zimmerman 55 2.2(5TH)
Ichiro Suzuki 51 2.04(DOUBLE-HEADER)(GOOD IN 1RST GAME)
No Selection 45 1.8
Joey Votto 39 1.56
Josh Hamilton 38 1.52(3RD)
Carl Crawford 30 1.2(5TH)
Ryan Braun 13 0.52(5TH)
Highest "No Selection":Pg# 8 with a streak of 17 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset was 6.4% with R. Cano killing the most hopes and dreams. And 8.75% paused.
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick
forcook, 24, pg 1, 14, R. Cano
baseballgirlie13, 20, pg 4, 69, S. Castro(PICKED 24X IN TOP2500)
wurster7, 11, pg 60, 1239, J. Rollins(PICKED 8X IN TOP2500)
Jagx, 9 , pg 74, 1793 B. Butler(PICKED 16X IN TOP2500)
peterkevinperkins, 9, pg 85, 1793 O. Infante
nardberg, 9, pg 78, 1793 M. Cabrera
dalywalker322, 8, pg 98, 2370 A. Pujols
champion_88, 8, pg 100+, 2370 J. Reyes(PICKED 22X IN TOP2500)
dragbunt104, 8, pg 100+, 2370, T. Tulowitzki(PICKED 19X IN TOP2500)
goober85, 8, pg 100+, 2370 S. Castro(PICKED 24X IN TOP2500)
GL to all
I had in the other blog:
Today is a day to pick from the B or C list. Pujols is a hexed pick until his next 0-fer has occurred based on what btsplayer said several posts up. Miguel Cabrera along many other players are seeing unfamiliar pitchers. Josh Hamilton is 0 fer 5 against Brian Duensing. And Ichiro is playing in a double header.
I have Prince Fielder in BTS, Albert Pujols in HR BTS and the Oakland A's to win.
ATL is throwing a Batting Practice Party 2010 @ Colorado. Bring your own Coors Light. You know something is wrong when the pitcher batting .067 rips a RBI double off the reliever who came into relieve the starting pitcher who got bombed.
I know Brendan isnt in the top 25 in the league, but when i guy strikes out 35 guys in 3 starts… thats something worth avoiding lol.. and hes been decent all year coming on these past couple months.. its too bad the Blue Jays are in the best division in baseball.. they are HUGELY underrated. Top 4 of 9 teams in the MLB are in the east.. what does everyone think?
1. NYY – if they played in any other division they'd win 120 a year
2. TB – great team.. but if they dont win soon.. they never will
3. Min – not the best team on paper, but play like a great team
4. SD – great starting pitching, not a great closer, no hitting
5. Phil – best team in the NL.. just not showing it
6. Bos – try to beat Boston down in the late innings – best bullpen in the MLB
7. Stl – Pujols Holliday, Carpenter, Wainright, this team should win alot more games
8. Cin – where did this team come from
9. Tor – great pitching, great HR power, need to improve batting averages and their bullpen
10. Tex – great hitting, no pitching.. will get demolished in the first round of the playoffs
"Talk about luck. Picked B.Butler, xtra innings game him 1 more AB and he gets a hit – so far. The gameday text says "singles on a popup to first baseman Miguel Cabrerra." Can't visualize it other than Cabrerra lost it in the sun? Else expect it to be changed to an error later…"
It was probably a popup right down the right-field line that the right fielder yielded to Cabrera to field.
Talk about luck. Picked B.Butler, xtra innings game him 1 more AB and he gets a hit – so far. The gameday text says "singles on a popup to first baseman Miguel Cabrerra." Can't visualize it other than Cabrerra lost it in the sun? Else expect it to be changed to an error later…
I backed off Tulo because I am unsure how long that streak is right now. It seems like it could be 30+ games and I would like to wait for 1 0 for 4, before jumping back on again.
Plus, Jurrjens had been great since coming off the DL prior to the injury, which is what made it easy to avoid him.
The probables' description on Rogers is what scared me away from Infante, although I was not aware that he was .400+ during the day.
Guess I need to start checking those splits more carefully.
Although every time I do that, I end up going 0 for.
As long as Reyes gets the hit though, no reason to tweak anything just yet.
For those of you who like picking players after they go 0 for, Damon just went 0 for 6 today.
Butler is now out of the game too Pony. He got pinch run for after the hit.
I should of said in my other post that everybody on Atlanta now has at least one hit and that includes the pitcher. 10-1 in the 3rd inning and they scored in every inning did the Braves so far.
"Butler is now out of the game too Pony. He got pinch run for after the hit.
If hit does get changed to an error, I'm eliminated. Otherwise now to decide who to pick tomorrow. Xtra innings, an infield popup (I assume), no error? 100% luck. I did pick DET to win & they aren't trying hard 'nuf, waiting for Miguel to homer maybe.
wrightzone41 – You comments on teams are spot on.
SD bullpen is very good too.
Pony – You have to be lucky once and a while to get a streak going and today was your day to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
baseballgirlie13 – I like the Castro pick today (Starlin not Fidel 🙂
It is apparent that 98% of those who play do not read the blog. How could this happen?
Ichirio gets picked by 2% of BTS Nation in a DH and Troy "The Sun God" Tulowitzki does not make the top 15. Tulo doubles and continues his daytime hitting streak.
As the Beatles said: "Here comes the SUN, Here comes the SUN and I say it's alright!
Looking for Tulo to hit again on Sunday.
@drag. I hear ya, but their loss is our gain. "sun God" moved me to 5 and keeps me in contention. Other player I looked at today… Action Jackson (who I picked yest) comes through with another 1rst at-bat hit. Keep an eye on him, he's no Starlin but he's producing.
Side note: with Pujols coming through yesterday we now have a new season leader in the bloggers group. Congrats and continued success to Forcook. And let's not forget ms. Baseballgirlie who is hot on his heels.
GL to all tonight.
Yanks AJ & Vaz. May not be needed. With the days off btwn games in the playoffs, rarely are more than 3 starters needed. If a team doesn't have 3 good ones, then I say they are toast unless the other team simply caves. Not overly impressed with TEX. Except Josh, team is getting tired maybe. Young, Vlad sporatic. Will Cruz be back in time? Probably. Were Guzman/Cantu good pickups? But 'nuf about the AL. I'm an NL guy & doubt NL will go 6, maybe not even 5, in the WS. Optimist this year? Nope!
@wrightzone- I also like your comments on the teams and think you are pretty spot on. I guess the only thing I might differ on is whether or not Texas will get demolished in the first round of the playoffs. It is definitely true they have no pitching, but if they are hitting, they can outscore anyone. Cliff Lee needs to pitch like the pitcher we know he is and they young guys need to improve a bit, or a lot however you look at it, haha.
@dragbunt-I don't think a lot of people read the rules and realize that if you pick a player in a doubleheader they must get a hit in both games. I'm not sure why people don't read the rules, but their loss I guess.
@00liber-I thought about Troy today but I figured that run has to come to an end so I didn't. Fortunately for you he did come through and unfortunately for me I did not pick him. I think Castro will come through again today though. I hope so, if he gets a hit I will tie my best ever. I had a 21 gamer like three years ago or something like that. GL to you the rest of the way as well.
The Cardinals have lost the last 3 times I've picked them on survivor with the latest being last night's loss to the Pirates. I should have had the Dodgers (which I had on covers.com survivor) instead. The Phillies have also been a streak breaker the past two days against the Astros with both teaming up to empty the survivor leaderboard. I am going to stay away from St. Louis and Philly until they become reliable again if ever. The same can be said about my Yankees sometimes. Finding a good pick vs a too good to be true pick can be the problem on survivor. I have the A's today and they have a 5-0 lead but I'm well aware of how the Braves did (going from a 10-1 lead to a 12-10 loss) and how the Reds (tied 11-11 with the Giants) may do as well.
TX will take ALC for sure. Their pitching is good as any team. My team Yanks I don't think can hold off their hitting. For sure, AJ & Vaz don't have what it takes. Probably the same for Hughes. Their hitting if they get Kinsler back in good shape is deadly. If Same with Cruz, its adios time. There is not a single pitcher who can go through that line-up without getting hammered. Only one possibly is Jimenez but he is a fastball pitcher and TX bats eat that up like tacos.
Only way TX can fail is in the first round where there is only 5 games and by chance, their bats collectively cool off. This can happen and I am not sure if there is a way to prevent it except maybe resting key players (Young, Hamil & Vlad)towards end of Sept.
Cliff Lee has not been nearly the pitcher he was last year or the year before when he started off unhittable. Actually, he has been pretty mediocre since being traded.
Incredible. ATL & SF. Anyone who bet against those teams and thought they had that the money in the bag will be in for shocks when they get home.
I wish they stop cracking down on sports betting. You know there is one sure way to beat this. After a formidable leader surfaces in the Survivor, just follow his pick after the lock down.
"Were Guzman/Cantu good pickups?"
Bad pick-ups. Desperation time on the part of Nolan. Which lead to even bigger stupid move on the part of Cashman. I am glad though. Those teams unloading overpriced used cars can start off fresh and be stronger next year.
"Except Josh, team is getting tired maybe. Young, Vlad sporatic." Those guys will bounce back though. Young and Vlad always alternate bet. slump months with monster months.
I don't know about NL. I thought ATL was finished but somehow they're winning. I am rooting for low-fi team, the SD. I would love see them win.
BTW Ryan Howard and Angel Sanchez (Astros SS) both went 0 for 7 in last nights 16 inning game that the Astros won against the Phillies.
I am going through tomorrow's picks and it looks pretty bad. Lots of tough pitchers and many of the "good" teams are not playing. This year, everyday is a toil.
LOL. Suzuki gets hits both games. What a joke this game is. And this was against Beckett and Lester.
"BTW Ryan Howard and Angel Sanchez (Astros SS) both went 0 for 7 in last nights 16 inning game that the Astros won against the Phillies."
That was a neat game. Btm 14th, Howard gets tossed. Out of players, Oswalt comes in as LF and some other players move around. Top 15th Oswalt actually catches an out (only play made by him). HOU scores in 16th & PHI up to bat with man on 1st & 2 outs, they walk Utley to get to who? Oswalt in Howard's spot. No one left to pinch, so Oswalt bats and grounds out–game over.
Dick going with Jon Jay batting 5th and 0-3 vs. pitcher lifetime. Think he didn't catch the pitching change. Jay was 3-5 vs. Karstens (originally scheduled). Current leader going with Pujols. McCutchen pitching well; 3 hits after 5 innings. Pujols & Jay both 0-fer so far, due up next inning.
Anyone got a box of Cuban cigars for baseballgirlie? The ones that are handmade and only given to Fidel. Fidel's cousin just did good.
@baseballgirlie: who are you looking at for tomorrow? I only see Miguel Cabrera for now but it looks like he is due for an 0-fer. And how about Busta Rhymes' cousin? He hits lefties awfully well during the day but he is new. And TOR pitcher gets hit by lefties. Very tough tomorrow.
I will post what I find later tonight and more tomorrow morning.
Quade appears to be making it 3 in a row; been awhile
@baseballgirlie: A bit o'luck today. They pull Marquis (98 pitches) just before Starlin comes to bat & presto, a double. I, for one, can't gripe about luck today, but I don't think everyone will be able to partake.
"The Cardinals have lost the last 3 times I've picked them on survivor with the latest being last night's loss to the Pirates. I should have had the Dodgers (which I had on covers.com survivor) instead."
What's that???
Puj and Jay just both grounded out in the top o the 8th, not looking good for many.
Congrats to Ms. Baseballgirlie for moving on.
Covers.com is a sports website that has several games including another survivor game. It has mlb,nfl,ncaaf,nba,ncaab,nhl etc. I don't follow most of the sports only mlb, nfl, nba, ncaab.
Lets go Dodgers, tie this game please.
Let's go Pirates, end this game please…
3 reasons why Cards hate Reds right now
1) Reds in 1st place
2) Joey blocking Albert's Triple Crown threat
3) Need someone to blame if Cards screw up the season. Afterall, you know, the Reds put LaRue on DL and scratched Carp's back
Fielder singles! Survived a hard day, up to 11.
Thanks for nothing, Jose Reyes.
0 for ******* 5.
You could not even work a walk so the game could go extra innings?
Just go back on the DL and save us all the trouble next time.
I guess now I have 40 days of refinement before the playoffs.
I had really wanted to last deeper into September at least.
Are we at least doing the September practice session again this year?
@champion_88: You should have check the FL pitcher's splits. He is a righty who gets hit by righties but some reason pitches well against the lefties.
As soon as I saw that and that only viable righty bat in Mets is Wright, I passed. I know Wright has been hot but his true talent is against lefty pitching.
"I am going through tomorrow's picks and it looks pretty bad.
I was trying to do the newbie thing & pick high AVG batters with many ABs vs. iffy pitchers. Not much out there today & tomorrow. Cabrerra & Pujols probably BTS faves tomorrow. I can't afford a DNP & can't risk picking from unposted lineups. So early games for me unless batter's #s guarantee being played. Think I'll back off the newbie method and go with Stros' C.Johnson tomorrow.
The problem with Johnson v. Kendrick is Kendrick pitches well against righties. But Johnson also hits RHP well on the road. Its a battle whose talent is stronger. With Kendrick, I never failed going with lefty bats. He gets hit hard by lefty bats.
Stats are good guide but if they could predict reliably, we'd all be millionaires every season. Bookies would be out of business & gambling history. Unless rotoworld changes my mind, going with him. Good luck to all tomorrow; tough day today.
The evil survivor trio struck again as my Yankees, along with the Phillies and Cardinals combined to end 46% of survivor streaks. I dodged the triple bullet today with the A's over Indians to bring my survivor streak to 1.
@champion_88 when in doubt don't go against unfamiliar pitchers which seemed that half the field were facing today. Not an easy day at all. It takes surviving about 5-8 of these to reach 57 which is why NO ONE in this BTS game has reached 50.
I am sorry if I got too mad here.
It is just that EVERY time here that I get a decent streak going, EVERY other player that I considered was successful!
I also considered Prado, Konerko, Tabata, Infante, and Tulowitzki and, OF COURSE, everyone else went 5 for 5 to just taunt me further.
@champion_88. Tough day, many fell, many got lucky & just made it to tomorrow with last AB hits. We will be where you are right now, maybe a lot sooner than any of us would like to admit.
@btsplayer & rest: Pujols' pitcher posted now. Definitely Albert will be most picked, including by me. Why not, the only day I picked Albert this entire year was Aug 8th & it got rained out. But as much as I dislike the Cardinals, he'd go 0-fer just for spite; another reason to hate the Cards 😉
@pony- I would agree there was a little luck there with them pulling Marquis as I thought Castro would hit him sooner. We have to remember though that we all need those last at bat hits sometimes and I got one tonight. This is the reason nobody will ever win this game most likely. You make a lot of good picks in a row but eventually one guy will not get a hit. I just hope I can keep making good picks.
@btsplayer- I am not sure who to go with tomorrow. Pujols would be a good pick but I never feel good picking him. Even though he just went 0-fer, he could do it again. I will keep looking and post again tomorrow when I decide.
"The 24-year-old vowed to be back in the majors a year after Tommy John surgery, and the only reason he missed that goal by two weeks was because the Nationals preferred to be cautious with him. He's mowed down hitters at every level of the minors, posting a combined 1.59 ERA in 10 starts and saving his best work for Triple-A Syracuse, where he allowed a run in 17 innings.
"Everything has been as good as it could be," manager Jim Riggleman said. "This is the next step. This is where he's been wanting to be for the last year. It's finally here."
@baseballgirlie: Yeah, I don't trust Pujols either. He is very streaky. What he gave this month, he might be ready to take it back going hitless for like 3 days.
Here are some that looks as promising or more than Pujols:
HRam (even though against the lefty but it seems he might be ready to tear it up)
Choo (hits righties very well @ home)
Pierre (red hot this month)
Choo: 1-2 vs Mazzaro #s are from last year. Mazzaro pitching very well lately. Choo has no protection. Maybe consider Asdrubal with Choo as his protection? Both are hitting good this month and valid options.
Pierre: No history at all. A blind faith pick.
HRam: He may squeak a 1-4 out, But 0-fer lifetime vs that lefty & hitting lefties really bad this year. Wouldn't risk elimination on that contest.
M.Cabrerra. Good #s vs pitcher. Pitcher is good, not great, past few starts but handles righties well. 3-5 vs Romero this year. TOR doesn't seem to intentionally walk many.
Thanks for that info on Zimmerman. Doing a bit more research. How fast is his fast ball now? How good is his off-speed stuff now?
I like Cabrerra better than the previous 4 batters mentioned because of recent history more than anything else. His 1-4 last AB hit Wed was against pitcher with no history.
Pujols still strong consideration. 0-fer Wed, pressing for homer #400 maybe. 5 hours to decide.
Thursday looks tough!
Leaning toward Pierre of ChiSox v. O's
A's in Survivor
HR – With streak at usual zero – Why not – Pujols
Well I think I am going to go with Pujols. I know it is a risky pick but I don't pick him often and he is hot right now even with his 0-fer yesterday. I want to go with Cabrera but I think he is due for one right now. Pujols is 3-3 against Zimmerman so here's hoping. I don't think I'll have internet for a while after this so I'll be back tonight. GL everyone!!!
My picks for today.
Bts- mike Bourn, 4-7 career vs Kendrick and is hitting ,300 vs righties since allstar break.
HR-Holliday, Puj might get pitched closely for fear of giving up #400.
Surv- Oak.
GL all. M.


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Without a single doubt, Jorge Aldama, ( a.k.a. Dj Cooch ), has proven himself to be one of the hardest working performers in the entertainment industry. Equally at home in the dance hall behind the turntables or behind the microphone at a comedy club, there seems to be no limit to the talent of this versatile performer.
For over a decade, Cooch has been hitting the west coast as a DJ/Remixer. He quickly went from backyard parties to hyping thousands at desert raves and different venues threw out the country, Celebrity parties, awards shows, concerts, Universal Citywalk's New Years Eve Celebration, and even his own show for two years on Citywalk known as the Latino Dance Party with the now defunct partnership Cooch and Xavier.
At many of these events, Cooch was not only spinning, he was, also, the show host. To the delight of audiences everywhere, it came to light that Cooch possesses the rare ability to walk onto any stage, pick up a microphone and immediately connect with any audience regardless of age or demographic. He has what is commonly known as the "gift of gab." This skill, in addition to being fluent in English, Spanish and French, has landed him many gigs as a host such as MTV'S Rock the Vote 2001 with co-host Ashton Kutcher of that 70's show, host and opening act for latino super star Juan Gabriel in concert at Universal Studios Hollywood and many other events such as these throughout the country.
It also led to the discovery of his new found passion: stand-up comedy. After years of countless requests from fans and friends, Cooch finally made his comedic debut in 2004 at the Improv in Ontario, CA. decimating a full house with a hilarious routine that has audiences and industry insiders buzzing about this "super rookie". And since then he has been getting big laughs in comedy clubs all over the country.
In the four years that Cooch has been performing as a comic, he has surpassed to a comedic level that many comics have not achieved with years of experience. He is known as one of the only comics in such a early stage of his career to already headline and sell out shows. He has shared the stage with such comedic heavy weights as Carlos Mencia, Pablo Francisco, Jeff Garcia, Tommy Chong, Steve Trevino, John Pinette and the list goes on and on. He recently was featured on L.A. TV'S hit show MAS COMEDY & also played the roll as himself on the TV show "La Esquina" which premiered May 9th 2007 on Mun2 Network starring multi platinum rap artist Pitbull.
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Horror Has A New Name
Rebecca: Nikolas, are you all right?
Nikolas: Why? Shouldn't I be?
Rebecca: I don't know. I mean, did something happen?
Nikolas: What's the matter? Afraid I'm gonna hurt you? Merely wanted to give you this.
Rebecca: What's that?
Nikolas: One million dollars. That's what you came to Port Charles for, isn't it, to get what Emily had? Go ahead. Come on. Take it. You earned it, because that is what whores like you do!
I will cop to being excited when Nikolas began to give Rebecca an expert smackdown today, if only because I am excited whenever anybody takes the opportunity to confront Rebecca about the fact that she is awful. I believe my exact words were, "Oh, it is on."
And then it went so very, very wrong. And not even in the "so wrong, it's right" kind of way, where I can at least laugh at the unintentional humor and camp factor. No, this was the "So wrong that I feel terrible for Tyler Christopher and Natalia Livingston that this episode was broadcast to the dozens of people still watching General Hospital, because no person should have to live with that kind of embarrassment" kind of wrong.
There were some parts that I watched from behind my eyes, in a classic pose usually reserved for horror movies (curled up, chin resting on knees, hands covering my face) and others that I couldn't hear over the sound of my own nervous laughter.
This is what happens when you have an actress whose repertoire consists solely of widening or narrowing her eyes while smiling, pouting or sneering; an actor who, depending on his mood, will be either competent, disinterested to the point of being visibly bored, or over-the-top hammy; a director who, I presume, is actually a simian; and a producing and writing staff that has no idea how to write to someone's strengths. BAD happens!
Nikolas: You exploited the memory of your dead sister. You tried to steal from everyone who loved her, w-with the help of some--some limey hustler you whored yourself out to at J.F.K.
Rebecca: Ok, that's not the way it was.
Nikolas: That is exactly how it happened! And that bastard, Ethan, he turned on you, didn't he? He finally turned on you, and that--that truly is a pity, because, sweetheart, you were this close. You were so close.
Rebecca: I was gonna tell you tonight, Nikolas. I swear I was.
Nikolas: I am so--I am so happy that Emily never met you, because she would be appalled by you. Now get out of my house.
Rebecca: No, not until I tell you my side.
Nikolas: You get out of my house!
So far, so good, right? They let Tyler Christopher do the heavy lifting and Natalia Livingston chirped while looking wide-eyed (that's NL for "Scared and/or innocent"). But then Rebecca started to explain her convoluted and poorly planned scheme.
She started by piling on the "You don't know how hard my life is"
Rebecca: I've had to work for everything that I ever had. Nikolas, it took me three years and three summers to get a lousy tech degree from the local junior college, because I had to work two jobs to pay for the tuition.
She had to work two jobs! THE HORROR!
And then quickly got righteously angry that the man she specifically tried to steal from had no interest in her sob story.
Rebecca: God, I don't want your damn money, Nikolas!
Rebecca: Are you listening to me?!
And the more angry she got, the more yelling Natalia Livingston did, complete with facial contortions.
And the more crazy faces she pulled, and the louder her yelling got, the more trouble I had watching. "Why are they letting her do this?! They should have done an emergency recast for this episode. I think that a lifesize cutout of her likeness with a robot voiceover would have done just fine".
Rebecca: God, I was the one that got sold, Nikolas! Don't you understand that?! I had to work for everything that I ever had, and Emily, I mean, she was filthy rich.
Rebecca: She got free tuition to a medical school. She became a doctor. She married a prince.
Nikolas: So, because of all that, you decided to--to steal from her?
Rebecca: Yes. Yes. Yes, stupidly. I came to get my fair share. I was gonna show up, and then I got stranded at J.F.K. There was a snowstorm, and--
Nikolas: Oh, right, where you turned your first trick with Ethan. I remember that.
Rebecca: I was supposed to come here, grab as much money as I could, and just leave town, but I couldn't, because I couldn't shut down my heart.
I suppose I can't blame Natalia Livingston for not being able to make that last line work, because I don't think even Nancy Lee Grahn, or Jess Walton, or Debbi Morgan could say "I couldn't shut down my heart" and be audible over the sounds of my retching.
Rebecca: No, I make you happy. I make you happy. Nikolas, you've told me that so many times. I'm in love with you, and I know you're in love with me, not as a replacement of Emily, but--but for who I really am.
Nikolas: Damn you. I know who you really are, what you've always been. And that... Is a cheap substitute for Emily. Now get out of my house.
It was when she began pleading with Nikolas, with dead eyes, that I finally went to IMDB to find out the name of the girl who played Vicky on Small Wonderand see if her name could, in any way, be linked to that of Natalia Livingston or one of her pseudonyms (her name, Tiffany Brissette, could not, but I still have my theories, especially since they were both born on the 26th day of different months in different years. Coincidence? I THINK NOT).
During the actual fight scene, Tyler Christopher performed...I can't say admirably, because he has obviously spent time studying at the Tony Geary and Bruce Weitz Academy of Over The Top What The Fuckery, if today's hammy, spittle filled performance is anything to go by...
...but he conveyed recognizable emotions, and spoke in a normal syntax, which is more than I can say for his scene partner.
(Also, in how many different ways did Nikolas call Rebecca a whore? She's a whore, she whored herself out, she...
Nikolas: Yes. Yes. Yes, I'm listening. Ok, and so the point being is you're not a gold digger...
Rebecca: Right.
Nikolas: You just spread your legs out of the goodness of your heart.
I have a terrible vision of the writers high-fiving each other whenever they come up with a new way of calling someone a slut.)
Rebecca left, and Nikolas went on a rampage, because he was TORTURED and HEARTBROKEN and DEVASTATED and ANGRY, and he took all of these emotions out on the vases and tchotchkes that line the Wyndemere walls
and then he moaned to Emily.
Nikolas: Oh, my--Emily, why'd you leave me? Why'd you leave me like that?
And I had to leave the room because I felt so awful about watching that, like I had intruded on the most embarrassing moment in a person's life.
When I came back, Nikolas was practically suicidal, pouring his heart out to Elizabeth, and I couldn't watch. I couldn't find my remote while cringing, so I did hear part of their conversation before I turned the episode off
Nikolas: How did you get past Alfred?
Elizabeth: He's worried about you.
Did he think that Elizabeth, like, muscled her way in, overpowering Alfred with one of the many weapons she keeps on her person? And I think we all know that "he's worried for you" is code for "He's cleaning up your mess and when I asked where you were, he said, 'Bitch craaaaaaazy'".
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It's is absolutely ridiculous how excited I got when I saw an email in my inbox from Gameloft with the subject line "New My Little Pony screens".
I've built villages on my iPhone. I've played character-driven mini-games on my Android tablet. These are not new things. I have not, however, built my own Ponyville, nor have any of those mini-games featured Rainbow Dash, the greatest pegasus that ever flew the magical friendly skies.
Not that I am a fan or anything.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is coming to mobile platforms not soon enough.


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Davis makes amends, lifts short-handed Crew in 12th
After striking out four times, outfielder delivers game-winning triple
ST. LOUIS -- The last thing the banged-up Brewers needed on Monday was to play extra innings.
Check that. The last thing the banged-up Brewers needed on Monday was to play extra innings and lose. Instead, they came away with arguably their most uplifting win of what has become a record-setting opening month.
Milwaukee's bench was long empty of healthy position players and Aramis Ramirez had already undergone X-rays on his bruised left elbow by the time Khris Davis and Mark Reynolds delivered the 12th-inning RBIs the Brewers needed for a 5-3 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. By the end of a long night, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke had used every healthy player at his disposal but one: Rule 5 Draft pick Wei-Chung Wang.
Davis was having a wretched night -- 0-for-5 with four strikeouts, eight left on base and one of the Brewers' many missed bunts -- before his go-ahead triple gave the Brewers their first lead. Reynolds was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts before his critical sacrifice fly made it a two-run advantage.
"It's crazy," Davis told reporters. "You come from being as low as that to answering questions from you guys."
Milwaukee scored three runs in the seventh inning against a previously untouchable Michael Wacha to push the game toward extra innings, and then won in the 12th against Cardinals reliever Seth Maness.
Six Brewers relievers combined for six scoreless innings to give Milwaukee hitters a chance. Zach Duke pitched two scoreless innings for the win, and Francisco Rodriguez stranded the tying runner on base to set a franchise record with his 12th save before the start of May.
The Brewers have 19 wins before May 1 for the first time in franchise history, and are 5 1/2 games better than second-place St. Louis in the National League Central.
"Obviously, we're aware of it," said the Cardinals' Allen Craig. "But it's long season and we've had a good team the last few years. We're confident in what we do, and we're going to go out and continue to play the game hard."
Meanwhile, in the Brewers' clubhouse, "Our bullpen came through awesome again. You can't say enough about those guys," said Reynolds. "We know they're going to keep us in it, and then it's just a matter of time before we push across a run. They're making it hard on themselves now because it's expected. If they give up a run, you're like, 'Dude, what?'"
Trailing by three after starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo surrendered a pair of solo home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Brewers tied the game in the seventh by sending nine men to the plate against Wacha and reliever Pat Neshek. Jeff Bianchi, starting at shortstop for the injured Jean Segura, became the first of five consecutive batters to reach safely when he worked a Wacha walk. Pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay put the Brewers on the scoreboard with an RBI single, and Scooter Gennett hit another RBI single to chase Wacha from the game.
Neshek, a side-arming right-hander, struck out Jonathan Lucroy, but hit Ramirez in the left arm with a slider, forcing home a run. It was the second consecutive inning that Ramirez was hit by a pitch, and he left the game.
The teams did not score again until the 12th inning, when the Brewers went ahead. Jonathan Lucroy led off with a double, advanced to third on Martin Maldonado's groundout, then scored when Davis tripled to right field. One pitch earlier, Holliday let a Davis fly ball land in foul territory, rather than let Lucroy tag up and score on a sacrifice fly.
"It's as tough a one as we've had this year for sure," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of his team's loss. "It's not very often that we get a three-run lead here recently and are then not able to hold on to it."
Neither starting pitcher received a decision. Wacha was charged with three runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings, with two walks, two hit batsmen and nine strikeouts. Gallardo allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings for the Brewers' 21st quality start in 26 games this season.
Gallardo entered the night 1-11 with a 6.46 ERA against his "arch" nemesis, but limited the Cardinals to Matt Holliday's RBI single in the first inning, and solo home runs for Holliday and Craig in the sixth.
Both home runs came off breaking balls from Gallardo. In the previous half inning, Gallardo jammed the thumb on his right hand diving back to second base.
Asked whether his sore thumb impacted his pitches in that inning, Gallardo said, "No, not at all. I just fell behind. … Both of those pitches were up in the zone, and the innings before that, I was doing a good job of locating those pitches down in the zone and making them put it in play."
If that was frustrating for the Brewers, it was about to get worse. In the middle of the seventh inning, after Roenicke used Overbay as a pinch-hitter, Roenicke signaled to plate umpire Toby Basner for a straight up pitching change: Tyler Thornburg in place of Gallardo.
It was after he made that signal that Roenicke learned Ramirez was unable to stay into the game. But it was too late to save Overbay, so Reynolds moved to third base and Maldonado entered the game at first. Since Ryan Braun and Segura were injured, Roenicke was suddenly out of position players in a game that would go five more innings.
"It killed us," Roenicke said. "That's an easy flip if I know [Ramirez] can't go. But once I go 'straight up,' that's it. We're stuck."
He added: "That wasn't an easy one, when you start running out of players and Zach Duke is up there hitting. It's a grind. That's why it was so important to win it."


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Evil Roy Gato, Mr. Skins, The Mad Doofer. Could you please tell me who is Roy Gato and what do Mr. Skins and The Mad Doofer refer to?
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I don't have 10 posts yet so I can't make those links live, sorry for inconvenience
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I've tried google and found nothing. Actually, the first link that google offers me is this topic.
hey sir...in our native language "gato" means cat... Roy Gato may mean "Roy the Cat" in Enlgish...hehehe


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In Sarah Palin's World, Comments are Closely Monitored
This post originally appeared on Slate.
Sarah Palin is fighting elites: the GOP establishment, know-it-alls like Karl Rove, the mainstream media, the Federal Reserve. What unites all fronts in this battle is her conviction that people who claim to know the truth, or what's best for you, do not. Palin doesn't let people tell her to be quiet, and you shouldn't, either.
It is a compelling message. It also requires the very thing Palin rails against--that is, silencing even small voices of dissent. I discovered just how small when I tried to take part in the conversation among Palin's fans on her Facebook page. Palin's brand management rivals, if not surpasses, that of marketing behemoths like Apple, Nike, or Coca-Cola, all of which are known for their control over the tiniest details of their products.
On Monday, Palin rebuked a reporter on her Facebook page. "Do Wall Street Journal reporters Read the Wall Street Journal?" she asked. The Journal reporter, Sudeep Reddy, had asserted that Palin had gotten her facts wrong in a recent speech when she said,"Everyone who ever goes out shopping for groceries knows that prices have risen significantly over the past year or so." Grocery prices, Reddy pointed out, "haven't risen all that significantly, in fact"--inflation is at 0.6 percent for the first nine months of 2010. Palin responded: "Really? That's odd, because just last Thursday, November 4, I read an article in Mr. Reddy's own Wall Street Journal titled "Food Sellers Grit Teeth, Raise Prices: Packagers and Supermarkets Pressured to Pass Along Rising Costs, Even as Consumers Pinch Pennies."
Palin ends her post with what is sometimes known as an end zone dance. "Now I realize I'm just a former governor and current housewife from Alaska, but even humble folks like me can read the newspaper. I'm surprised a prestigious reporter for the Wall Street Journal doesn't."
At least she called you prestigious, Mr. Reddy! Palin seemed to have his number. But then I read Reddy's critique and the story Palin says undermines it. The story Palin cites to support her claim doesn't do that. In her speech, Palin said that "prices have risen significantly over the past year or so." The Journal article says prices are only "beginning" to rise. The time period of "significant" increase Palin is talking about is referred to in the first sentence of the exculpatory article as "the tamest year of food pricing in nearly two decades."
I made this point in a few sentences and posted them on Palin's Facebook page in the space allotted for readers to participate in the conversations she starts. I wanted to see if any of the other participants would respond, as they sometimes do. They didn't--because within two minutes, my post had been deleted from the steady stream of acclaim from Palin fans congratulating her for tweaking the media and urging her to run for president. It's the first time I've been kicked out of a place of worship.
Whoever administers the page for Palin had deleted me so fast I didn't even have a copy of what I'd written. I posted another similar note:
I think Governor Palin and the author are talking about two different time periods. Governor Palin says "everyone who ever goes out shopping for groceries knows that prices have risen significantly over the past year or so." The article she cites, and quotes above, says that the "inflationary tide is //beginning.//" Also, Governor Palin uses the word "significantly" which can't apply to the first nine months of the year (since grocery prices increased at a record slow pace) and if it's just the last couple of months a term like "moderate" might have been more precise. Recent price increases have not been like the 6 percent increase of 2008.
There are a lot of interesting questions related to food prices. Do statistics really capture what people are feeling? How do price statistics take quantity changes into account? Is monetary policy really what's causing the prices to increase? What if it's foreign demand, as the article cited by Palin argues?
Once again, my attempt to kick off this conversation did not happen. My second post was also deleted.
I have written about how carefully Palin's staff combs her Facebook page for any offending or controversial statement. Under constant scrutiny and assault, Palin is wise to exert extra control over the communication she can control. Still, I didn't appreciate how tight the screen was or how little she trusts her readers. My experience suggests that any challenge to Palin, no matter how mild, is not allowed. These tight clubhouse rules are an echo of the ones Palin says are trying to stop the grass-roots movement she champions.
There is another possible explanation for my exile: Maybe any post from me, no matter what the content, is automatically deleted. It wasn't personal, in other words, nor was it related to the content. It was just a matter of a stray Facebook setting. I tried an even more anodyne post to test this theory, writing: "shrinking product sizes are so irritating."
That post did survive, thankfully. I'm very proud. I believe it is the basis for a platform around which the nation can rally. At least until it's deleted.
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Every Monday afternoon, a group of about 100 women gather in front of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. They wear white clothes and a blue accessory carrying the slogan Women Wage Peace - the name of 30,000-strong movement, born after the 2014 war on Gaza. Women from across the political spectrum, sometimes with no party affiliation, joined forces to push the Israeli leadership to "go back to the negotiating table".
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5 vehicles collide in Route 50 crash, injuring 3
Crash closes Route 50 in both directions in Queen Anne's County
Five vehicles collided on U.S. Route 50 on the Eastern Shore Thursday evening, injuring at least three people.
State troopers shut down Route 50 just before the Route 50/301 split in Queenstown, Queen Anne's County shortly after 2:30 p.m.
State police said a sport utility vehicle was traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes when it collided with a tractor-trailer head-on. The SUV then crossed all eastbound lanes and hit two other vehicles, one of which crossed into the median and struck a pickup truck.
Three people were flown to Shock Trauma: Mary Kathryn Greer, 77, of Queenstown, Herbert Tidus Jones, 56, and Gale Patrice Jones, 54, both of Princess Anne. Police identified Greer as the driver of the SUV, and the Joneses as driver and passenger of a vehicle struck by the SUV.
Others involved in the crash were not injured and refused treatment.
The crash closed both directions of Route 50 at the Route 301 split in Queenstown, but one lane in each direction reopened a short time later. The road was eventually totally reopened at about 8 p.m.
The cause of the crash was not immediately available. Maryland State Police are investigating.
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Saturday Introduction to Wine 6th March
Join us for a Introduction to Wine day course, starting with a Champagne aperitif at 11am, a delicious two-course lunch and 13 fantastic wines to taste before finishing at 4:30pm. A day of decadence!
REVIEW: "Stands out as being best in London for wine education and tasting. Having tried 5 other wine tasting and education places in London, this really does head and shoulders above all the others. And the tastings are very well put together with excellent choices of wines, and are great fun. They serve little snacky things too. Costs are actually remarkably reasonable for the quality. There are lots of choices of tastings and it seems to attract the after-work contingent, groups of friends and solo attendees." (wanita01 via Trip Advisor)
Course Outline:
- Session 1a: Introduction to Wine Tasting - How to taste wines; aroma, taste, describing wines with West London Wine School's 'easy approach' to wine tasting
- Session 1b: Improve your senses with the Nez du Vin & recognising elements of wine - tannin, acidity, oak
- Session 2: The Effect of Climate - hot versus cool & Introduction to the Worlds major wine regions
- Session 3: How Wine is Made - grapes, fermentation
- Session 4a: Major Red Grape Varieties – Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Tempranillo & others
- Session 4b: Major White Grape Varieties – Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, & others!
- Session 5: Old World Classics (France, Italy, Spain) vs New World Wines (Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, California)
- Session 6: Food & Wine Matching – tips & advice – with practical tastings.
- Tutored Tasting of 13 Wines (including Rose for lunch), full tasting notes, tasting tongue chart
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Such a pretty day...
Departure Day… Beach for an hour. Pack. Tally the charges and pay by check. Say thank you and farewell to Guavaberry.
We thought we would drive out to Little Dix Resort for a look around, have lunch, and then go to the ferry dock for our three o'clock ride to St John.
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The grounds and buildings at Little Dix are nice, the staff we talked with were pleasant, the beach and pool attractive enough, but I like Caneel Bay much better. I knew both resorts were part of the Rosewood group until recently when Caneel Bay left, however I did not know that Laurance Rockefeller was also involved with Little Dix and with donating some land on Gorda Peak to the National Parks Trust.
It didn't take long to do a little tour on our own of the grounds and shops… where is lunch? Although it was almost noon, nothing was happening in the dining Pavilion or the Beach Bar.
We decided to return to the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor and eat at the Bath and Turtle. Pizza with smiles. Very good pizza.
We still had some time with little to do before three.
Next time we'll check out, but leave our luggage at the office at Guavaberry, go back to the beach, use their showers, have lunch at the Top of the Baths and THEN go to the ferry dock. As it was, we were entertained watching men loading and unloading containers onto a couple of ferries while we waited.
We learned that buying ferry tickets on line and paying by credit card might be simpler than paying cash "at the tree" before boarding (as we did) or paying by credit card, having it called in and someone meeting you on St John with the receipt to sign before you can pass through customs. There is a $15.00 per person departure fee which is paid to BVI customs at their dock office and you need the receipt for it when boarding the ferry.
Our instruction for the car was "roll up the windows, put the keys in the ashtray and don't lock it… leave it at the dock." Since we have not heard from the rental agency, I assume all went as planned.
About 2:30 a few people started lining up "at the tree" and before long we were all boarded and St John bound. See you there!
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Here's your OFFICIAL guide to a guilt-free school year... There's great info here for everyone, but if you know someone in college, in grad school, or living in a campus-style setting, send this to them ASAP!
At the dining hall, skip the fatty pastries and oversized bagels with slabs of cream cheese; stick to high-fiber cereals with fat-free milk, light yogurt, fresh fruit, oatmeal, and hard-boiled egg whites. Also keep quick b-fast items in your dorm room for those times you'd rather sleep in than hit the cafeteria. (BEEN THERE!) Fruit, low-cal snack bars with protein, and 100-calorie packs of nuts are smart, and they're ideal if you don't have a fridge or microwave; they're also perfect to toss in your bag for later, if you're not hungry first thing in the morning. Got a fridge? Stash low-fat yogurt cups. Hot water? Instant oatmeal is your friend. No coffee machine? Mix up some instant coffee with powdered creamer, and get to that 8 a.m. class on time.
First things first: Take a lap around to scope out all the options. Look for lean protein, like baked chicken breast, grilled fish, etc. Cafeteria have a salad bar? Click for tips! When it comes to sandwiches, here's the deal: Skip the fatty deli salads and opt for lean turkey slices, choose mustard over mayo, load up on veggies, and go for thin slices of wheat bread, not oversized rolls or wraps. (Save even more calories by ditching the top slice of bread.) As for sides, avoid the chips and fries... A piece of fruit or some veggies (crunchy cut-up ones or steamed options) are the way to go. If your caf' is buffet-style, pretend there are no seconds -- this way, you'll have a clear idea of exactly how much food you're eating.
Water Bottle - Staying hydrated can help you avoid mindless munching, but buying plastic bottles all the time can get pricey. If you need a filtration system, try a water bottle with a built-in filter. If not, check out these cute aluminum options. Low-Calorie Drink Mix Packets - Skip the soda and stash some of these packets. Crystal Light makes roughly a billion flavors (including naturally sweetened options), and we also really like Lipton Tea & Honey To Go Packets. Protein-Packed Snacks - These are essential when you need something really filling between meals. If you have a fridge, stock up on portion-controlled cheese snacks, fat-free Greek yogurt, turkey slices, and fat-free cottage cheese. No fridge? No problem. Go for jerky, pouched tuna, low-cal protein bars, and packets of nut butter. If you have a microwave, cans of low-fat chili are excellent to have on hand. Crunchy Snacks - Don't cave to the call of the vending machine and its fatty chips and crisps. Keep your own stash of smart crunchies. We're hopelessly devoted to Popchips, and 94% fat-free popcorn is perfect if you've got microwave access. Click here for a whole email devoted to crunchy snacks! Sweet Treats - Smart ways to feed a dessert craving are a must. Jell-O's sugar-free pudding snacks are great, but if you don't have a fridge, Snack Pack's sugar-free options are shelf-stable. And you can't go wrong with sugar-free dessert-inspired gum, lollipops, and hard candies! The Super-Healthy Stuff - Fresh fruit and veggies are pretty much essential. We're Fuji fanatics, but apples of any kind are fantastic. And click here for some unexpected veggies to snack on. Also good? Packs of almonds with 100 calories ROCK! Blue Diamond and Emerald make 'em. Frozen Items - If you have a freezer, here's your go-to shopping list: meatless burger patties, guilt-free meals & meal starters (click here for our favorites!), VitaTops, and low-fat fudge pops.
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USA moves to 2-0 at Worlds with win over Latvia
Helsinki, Finland – Tim Stapleton and David Moss tallied in the second period as Team USA posted a 4-1 decision over Latvia on Sunday in Group H play at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.
Bobby Butler and Matt Hunwick added third-period scores, while Ben Bishop stopped 19 shots for the Americans, who next face Russia on Tuesday.
Arturs Kulda recorded the lone score and Edgars Masalskis made 22 saves in defeat for the Baltic nation, which takes on Austria two days from now.
Earlier in the day at Hartwall Arena, Reto Suri scored twice in the shootout to give Switzerland a surprising 3-2 victory over Canada.
Matt Read and Andrew Ladd scored in regulation for Canada, which has a win and an overtime loss so far in the tournament. Mike Smith made 26 saves.
In other Group S play on Sunday, Belarus beat Slovenia by a 4-3 margin to win its first game of the tournament.
In Group H action, France took down Austria, 3-1, and Russia defeated Germany by a 4-1 margin.
The final contest of the day saw Norway clip Denmark by a 3-2 score.


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Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics
By Graeme Truelove
(New Star Books)
320 pp.; $24
Publishing: Oct. 17
Svend Robinson is usually remembered for two spectacular moments: His decision in 1988 to become the first politician in Canada to go public about his homosexuality, and his stunning career self-immolation when he stole an expensive diamond ring in 2004.
But Robinson's quarter-century in federal politics left a far more significant legacy, as author Graeme Truelove discovered during his research leading to the publication next month of Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics.
The first authorized biography of Robinson presents the case that the Burnaby MP was the most influential non-cabinet minister among the 4,206 individuals who have sat in the House of Commons since Confederation.
Robinson's uncanny ability to put public pressure on governments and ministers resulted in many changes to federal statutes, and his fingerprints are all over the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to Truelove.
Robinson's absence from the political scene has also resulted in the New Democratic Party having far less aggressive foreign policy positions, a candid NDP deputy leader, Libby Davies, told Truelove.
Many Canadians want a party that has a "a real, critical position on foreign affairs — that wasn't the Time magazine version ... and that's, I fear, what we've come around more to now," she said.
The author also delves into Robinson's background, starting with a traumatic childhood dealing with a violent alcoholic father.
And the book looks into his first marriage to a young artist, his coming to terms with his sexuality while a student at the University of B.C., his public and behind-the-scenes battles with the NDP establishment in B.C. and Ottawa, his controversial participation in B.C. anti-logging protests at Lyell Island and Clayoquot Sound, his final moments with Sue Rodriquez as she died in his arms in a doctor-assisted suicide, a failed 1995 leadership bid, and his unsuccessful comeback attempt in 2006.
Yet Robinson will always be remembered for the ring theft.
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"Although he remains a hero to countless Canadians, that disastrous act has been given disproportionate stature, an ugly asterisk on the public memory of a giant in the fields of human rights and environmental protection," writes Truelove, 30, a first-time author and a House of Commons employee. Truelove, while he was a University of Ottawa political science student, volunteered for Robinson.
Robinson, who has resisted offers from publishers to write his own story, agreed to cooperate with Truelove from his base in Switzerland, where he lives in relative obscurity with husband Max Riveron and works at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The author doesn't hide his admiration for Robinson, yet the book includes a number of unflattering passages and comments from critics — including friends and former staffers — questioning Robinson's judgment.
The Vancouver Sun was given exclusive access to the book.
Here are some of the key excerpts, introduced, in italics, by Sun Ottawa correspondent Peter O'Neil, who has followed Robinson's career since 1988:
You can't understand Robinson's intense personality without knowing something of his troubled childhood as the son of an alcoholic American English literature professor, Wayne Robinson, who was constantly losing his job and forcing his wife Edith and their three kids from city to city in the U.S., Canada and Edith's native Denmark.
When Wayne drank, he was a different man. The wonderful camping trips turned ugly. Svend recalls Wayne pelting him with rocks until he climbed a tree to escape. Quiet nights at home would be shattered when Wayne flew into a sudden rage. He beat Edith, threw things and once stabbed her in the arm with a fork.
When Svend tried to intervene, he'd be beaten, too. Once, at dinner, Wayne hit Svend in the face so hard that his glasses snapped and his nose was broken, giving him the slight hook in the bridge of his nose that would later be exaggerated by political cartoonists. On another occasion, Svend was hog-tied, beaten and locked in a closet.
Robinson left home at age 17 when he moved into the University of B.C. residence and began working on a science degree, hoping to become a pediatrician. He soon became involved in politics and, in the process, got his first taste of the media limelight.
When, during the 1972 federal election campaign, BCTV poked around UBC for a student radical to join a panel discussion with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Svend was the natural choice. The idea was to show Trudeau interacting with a student, but according to an article by Allan Fotheringham in The Vancouver Sun, Trudeau appeared "completely bollixed" by Svend's request that Trudeau reveal the donors to the Liberal campaign.
Robinson married his high school sweetheart while at UBC but the marriage didn't survive as he came to terms with his sexuality. Following in father Wayne's footsteps, he also struggled with alcoholism.
Patricia was an artist, a musician and a fellow UBC student, and she and Svend had been in love since high school. Svend and Patricia were married in St. Anselm's Anglican Church, the little chapel at UBC, in 1972 (and) took their honeymoon in a cabin by the ocean on Pender Island.
"It was bliss," remembers Robinson.
But it wasn't to last. Even before they were married, Svend had wondered if he might be gay.
He'd see an attractive man — a lifeguard, perhaps — and joke about it to Patricia. They'd laugh, but he wasn't really joking. The more he tried to have that "normal" life, to force his identity into the slot the world had carved out for him, the more it hurt. Longing for an escape, he began to drink even more. Burying himself in school and volunteer work and drowning himself in alcohol worked for a while, but eventually the denial caught up to him.
Robinson, while intoxicated, had his first homosexual liaison with a student politician from another university.
He'd heard what everyone had heard about homosexuals: that they were depraved, sick, predatory. He knew he wasn't those things. What he couldn't fathom was how to reconcile his feelings with how society felt. Hiding his homosexuality from Patricia made him feel dishonest, but he knew how much pain it would cause her if she knew the truth. One night he drove her to a beautiful spot at UBC overlooking the ocean and told her there was something she needed to know. At first she blamed herself. They tried counselling, but their marriage was over, and in 1975 they separated. …
He felt awful about hurting Patricia, but even more powerful was Svend's feeling that he was now a new man. At first he'd visit gay bars tentatively, using a fake name. … He even signed up to audition as a go-go dancer at a gay bar, but got cold feet, abandoning the attempt as soon as the first funky notes of "Little Green Bag" began to play.
Robinson quit drinking before winning his Burnaby seat in the 1979 election. The skinny, youthful 27-year-old was at one point not allowed into the MPs' special entrance, as a security guard didn't take seriously "this kid in sandals and shorts." But once inside the House of Commons, Robinson made a strong impression within weeks of his arrival over a mini-scandal.
"Clearly, the NDP in young and slight Svend Robinson from Burnaby have a rookie who needs hardly any seasoning," wrote Douglas Fisher in The Vancouver Sun. "He commands the floor when on his feet."
In the 1980s, Robinson successfully badgered Pierre Trudeau's government to change the wording of Canada's rape law and bring regulatory changes to help prison inmates. He also successfully advocated for changes to legislation relating to young offenders and access to information, and fought to improve pensions for RCMP widows, according to Truelove.
But his most significant advocacy efforts relate to Trudeau's 1982 Charter of Rights, the book recounts. He played a key role in successfully pushing for the inclusion of women's rights, and for the right to trial by jury for serious offences. With colleague Ian Waddell, he also successfully filibustered against a bid to include an amendment in 1983 adding property rights — which Robinson, who feared that right would prevent government from imposing rent controls or regulate health and environmental matters, considered his greatest achievement.
Robinson's contribution to the debate greatly affected the document, earning him high praise. "He, perhaps more than any other opposition MP, has been the architect of the Charter of Rights," wrote Michael Valpy in The Vancouver Sun. "No MP worked harder or more effectively to improve the constitutional proposals."
While Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a number of his ministers were supportive of gay rights, Progressive Conservative backbenchers were merciless in using personal innuendo to attack Robinson's bid to expand gay rights protection, referring to gay men as "fairies" and "sodomites, pederasts and proponents of bestiality."
Most of the time, these MPs were content to hurl snide comments about hairdressers at Robinson, the suspected homosexual, as he made his speeches. ("Why aren't you at Rock Hudson's funeral?" PC MP Dan McKenzie shouted on the day of the gay actor's cremation after his death from AIDS.) Other times, they went out of their way to feature fiery condemnations of homosexuality in their own speeches.
In 1988, Robinson's Ottawa and Burnaby offices were flooded with letters — some of it grateful, many others like the one containing a bullet and a request that he use it on himself — after he publicly announced his homosexuality. He made a promise to himself that he wouldn't be able to keep.
Young, gay Canadians from across the country wrote to Robinson, telling him that, because of him, they could envision a future without compromise. "I owe you my freedom," wrote one. …
Being a role model meant that his behaviour was constantly being scrutinized, and that put increasing pressure on him. "I can stumble, but I can't fall. My life has to be squeaky clean in every conceivable way," he would later tell Maclean's.
In 1989, Robinson convinced Captain Michelle Douglas to take part in a challenge of the Canadian military's prohibition against gays and lesbians.
"Not one to watch from the sidelines, Robinson acted as (lead lawyer Clayton) Ruby's assistant, an arrangement both lawyers found useful. Together, they prepared a challenge that would be devastating to the government lawyers assigned the task of defending the discriminatory policy.
It never got that far. In October 1992, just as Douglas and Ruby were about to go through the doors of the Federal Court of Canada to argue their case, they received word that the military was abandoning the policy against homosexual members. … It was a historic announcement — and one that came nearly 20 years before a similar about-face in the U.S.
In 1993, Robinson — infuriating his caucus colleagues in Ottawa and the B.C. NDP government under Mike Harcourt — was among hundreds of activists arrested for setting up anti-logging blockades at Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The following summer, after heavy pressure from media critics to prosecute him, Robinson was sentenced to a 14-day jail term at Ford Mountain Correctional Centre in Chilliwack.
On Parliament Hill, MPs are treated like aristocrats. If a member offhandedly voices a preference for chocolate milk instead of regular milk, chocolate milk is waiting at the next committee meeting, along with a plate of cookies. … On Parliament Hill, nobody ever tells a member to wash out flower pots for the greenhouse, collapse and stack cardboard boxes, or bag pop cans collected by other prisoners, but that's what Robinson did at Ford Mountain. He lived in a unit with 54 other inmates and was treated like any other prisoner. He earned $3 a day performing the same menial tasks assigned to the other inmates, including painting an outhouse."
In 1993, the Supreme Court of Canada narrowly rejected the appeal from Sue Rodriguez, a British Columbian suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Victoria woman had challenged Canada's prohibition against doctor-assisted suicide. Robinson, her ally and eventually her close friend in the battle, was with her when she decided to break the law by ending her life through doctor-assisted suicide. Unable to find a Canadian doctor to help the process, Robinson enlisted a foreign doctor who has never been identified. Robinson, who wasn't charged, describes here in detail for the first time what happened that day inside Rodriguez's Victoria home.
"I entered through the back yard and through the sliding glass door, which had been left open for me. Sue was alone in her bed downstairs. She was very calm and clear. I again asked her if she was certain that she wanted to go ahead that day, and told her there was absolutely no problem in putting it off. She was very firm and told me that she knew that this was the time.
"She said that her husband had taken her son away to a movie and lunch, but would call in the afternoon to make sure that everything was okay. She had decided upon the music that she wanted played at the time of her death, [German recording artist] Deuter, and I put the tape in the player and turned up the volume after she said it was too quiet.
She laughed at one point and said that I was more nervous than she was, and she calmed me. I was in tears and felt so helpless, but also so inspired by her great courage.
"After she received a lethal dose of secobarbital, she asked me to hold her as she listened to the music. I got into bed beside her and held her in my arms. At one point the doorbell rang, and I panicked and looked out the window, only to see two earnest Jehovah's Witnesses at the door. Eventually they left, much to our relief.
"Sue slipped into unconsciousness, but it took a very long time for her heart to stop beating. I lay with her until that time. It was so painful, but I was also very glad that I was able to be with her at the end, as I had promised her. When I was certain that she was dead, I covered her head with a sheet and went upstairs to call her family doctor to ask him to come and pronounce her dead. As well, I called the local RCMP detachment and told them that Sue had died with the assistance of a physician, and that they should come to her home. I made a very brief statement and told them that I would be retaining legal counsel, and then called my friend and lawyer Clayton Ruby. They then let me leave the house, and I drove to the nearby town of Sidney where I spent the night at the Sidney Hotel. I did not sleep much that night."
Some of Robinson's critics felt his activism and generosity were driven by ego and self-promotion, but Truelove uncovered efforts to help others — including the son of his drug-addicted sister — that never became media headlines.
"Truthfully, I always had a better relationship with Svend than I had with my own mother," Jason says. "Svend really cared about me. I can't remember a birthday that he didn't call or write."
In December of 1997, while hiking alone on Galiano Island near where he and Max had a cabin, Robinson fell off an 18-metre cliff.
He tried to get up, but the first movement of his right leg brought even more agony. With effort, he turned to look at his leg. It was covered in blood, but it didn't look as bad as it felt, and that was good. He hadn't seen the bone protruding from his torn ankle yet. He turned to face forward again and saw the blood dripping from his face onto the rocks below. Too much blood. He seemed to have some pebbles or dirt in his mouth, so he tried to spit. He screamed in pain. They were bones inside his mouth — his jaw was shattered, and he would later learn he was missing eight teeth.
Robinson managed to crawl through the forest and found help. He was flown to the Vancouver General Hospital, had surgery, and had his jaw wired shut.
"Svend before the accident was difficult to work for. Svend after the accident was probably one of the most horrific times of our lives with him," says (office assistant Jane) Pepper. Frustrated with the immobility and pain, he was more demanding than ever. His hospital bed became his office. His political judgment suddenly confused (said staffer and future MP) Bill Siksay. "Svend is a really hyperactive, really creative kind of guy. But Svend on drugs (after surgery) is really scary."
In 2004 Robinson was in some ways at the height of his career, but his behaviour was increasingly erratic and Max was considering leaving him.
He wasn't sleeping. He wasn't eating. He was travelling almost non-stop. He and Max were constantly fighting; anything could trigger an argument. And some of the things he was doing were outlandish to the point of terrifying. On Galiano Island, Svend was fiddling with the outboard motor to their boat and accidentally dropped it into the ocean. Max happened to go down to the dock and found Svend tying one end of a rope around his neck and the other end to a heavy rock he held, about to jump into the ocean to retrieve the motor. Svend might sometimes have been foolhardy, but he wasn't illogical. This was not Svend.
Max told him that enough was enough. He needed to leave politics and start taking care of himself. Svend ignored that advice, just as he had ignored the advice of his physician to see a psychiatrist after his hiking accident. The manic behaviour continued.
Robinson crashed in April of 2004, while returning from a visit to Kelowna to see sister Ingrid. He had been thinking of proposing to Max, and near the Vancouver airport he stopped at a jewelry auction, where he spotted a diamond ring the RCMP would later value at $21,500.
Momentarily unattended — except by the security cameras — Svend picked it up, put it in his pocket, looked up at the video camera and returned to his car. For a moment he just sat there. Then he realized he had left his cellphone on a seat in the auction house. He returned, sat down and watched for a few minutes as the auction continued. He returned to his car.
"And then I realized immediately, 'My God, what is this madness?' "
He knew he had to return the ring, but in that parking lot he felt something he rarely ever felt: fear. Too afraid to face the embarrassment of going back inside, he drove home. He tried to contact the auction house, but it was too late to reach anyone there. The head office was in Toronto, three time zones away, and it was Good Friday, after all. Still in a manic state, he spent the long weekend working at a frenzied pace. He was, by now, in hell. Tortured by shame, he fully understood the possible consequences of what he'd done, but what he couldn't understand was why he'd done it. His actions had gone against every principle he held dear. His identity was crumbling, and there seemed to be no explanation. As a teenager trapped in an abusive home, he had imagined what it would be like to kill himself. In the tormented days after the theft, he thought of suicide again. But he wasn't a teen any more; he was a grown man, and one who had become used to taking responsibility for his actions.
Finally, on Monday morning, he got hold of the auction house and learned that the staff had already contacted the Richmond RCMP. Svend did the same and then spoke with Max.
A tearful Robinson suggested at a news conference that it related to emotional issues as well as potentially to the post-traumatic stress of his near-fatal 1997 hiking accident. Others suggested that Robinson, overcome with stress and anxious to leave politics, was deliberately sabotaging his career. His psychiatrist concluded he had a mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. But Robinson, who (pled guilty) and was sentenced to probation and 100 hours of community service, remains baffled over what he did — and opened the door to a darker rationale while speaking to Truelove.
"Maybe, I mean, I saw this ring and thought that I could get away with it somehow. I don't know, right? I mean, I don't want to gild the lily in any way. Maybe there was just an element of bad in it, too. Maybe ... temptation overcame me. I don't know."
Interviewed by Truelove in his home near Geneva, Robinson said the theft could be viewed as a "good thing" for him.
"It forced me to confront the mental health challenges that I wasn't confronting, that I was just denying. And had I not done that, the consequences could have been fatal. And I'm still standing ... It was horrendous. It was a nightmare. But it probably was also life-saving."
Robinson didn't run in the 2004 election but attempted a comeback in 2006 in Liberal stalwart Hedy Fry's Vancouver Centre riding. He lost badly.
At first, Jack Layton encouraged his candidacy … a handful (of caucus colleagues) were supportive, but most weren't. Even Libby Davies felt it was too soon. With the Liberals under fire for the sponsorship scandal, the No. 1 issue in the election was expected to be ethics. In that context, the candidacy of a man convicted of theft wouldn't reflect well on the NDP. … A few of the conversations were unpleasant, particularly the one Robinson had with (former leader) Alexa McDonough, who initially, he recalls, hadn't even wanted to take his call. Robinson remembers the call ending with McDonough saying he was medically unstable, while Robinson called her a disgrace. (It is worth noting that McDonough remembers their conversation quite differently. "I don't remember that being much of an issue at all," she says.)
Robinson, with Davies one of only two MPs to support Layton's 2003 leadership bid, realized his leader didn't want him to run either. So he flew to Toronto in hopes of changing his mind.
"It was terribly, terribly emotional and painful — just the two of us, sitting in his kitchen at his house on Huron Street in Toronto, and me arguing with him about why I thought I should run, and him equally strongly making the arguments about why I shouldn't," Robinson recalls. His friendship with Layton and Davies was unaffected, but at the time he felt hurt and betrayed.
Robinson's legacy can't be judged without considering the impact of his absence from the today's NDP under Tom Mulcair.
In addressing the situation in the Middle East, Robinson had said what he believed to be true, regardless of how the social and political machinery in Canada might react. … According to Davies, that principled approach has been missing in the years since Robinson's departure from politics. "Some people are concerned that we'll slide, especially on foreign affairs. He was an outstanding voice on foreign affairs when he was critic for so many years. He never shied away from things," she says. "People wanted it. They wanted a party that actually had a real, critical position on foreign affairs — that wasn't the Time magazine version ... and that's, I fear, what we've come around more to now."
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[2021 Basic Halloween DIY] Entertaining Bones And Blood Halloween Invites
This blog is updated in 2021
It's officially October, which means it's time to pull out the sweaters, admire the changing leaves and line your mantel with way too many miniature pumpkins. But more importantly, it's time to start planning your Halloween party! If you usually wait until the last minute to make Halloween plans, cobbling together costumes and food the day of, fear not. AnInspiring has you covered! Each week until Halloween, we will treat you to marvelous tricks for making your home deliciously spooky. This week, we're kicking off the month with two easy and refreshingly non-digital invite ideas that will have your guests shrieking with anticipation. Check out the directions for both projects after the jump! — Max
Inspired by dog bones with evidence tags attached to them, these invites are one part chilling and two parts delicious! Even better, they can be made with a few simple ingredients. For this project you'll need:
- a bone cookie tray (We used one by Wilton's.)
- plain gift tags with string (We used ones from Martha Stewart.)
- a recipe and ingredients for your favorite cookie (We suggest either sugar cookies or meringue for a bone-like color and texture.)
- a typewriter and/or pencil
1. Bake your cookies, following your recipe or the directions on your cookie tray. Make a few more than the number of guests you plan to invite, just to be safe.
2. With a typewriter, type your invite information onto your gift tags. We found that the typewriter functioned better after taping the tags to a piece of paper and then feeding it through the typewriter as usual. Although you can put all information on one side, we decided to put the phrase "You're Invited" on the front and all other information on the back.
3. Tie your tags around your bone cookies and presto! Invites done! For an added touch, you can put your bones into tiny fabric or plastic evidence bags.
Tips: If you happen to be a dog parent, remember to get your dog his/her own dog bone chews!
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Bloody Invite Cards
The next invite is a glamorous yet delightfully inexpensive option, perfect for all the vampire fans out there. For this project, you'll need:
- a computer
- a printer
- glue
- red glitter
1. Download our handy-dandy invite template as a PDF here: Bloody Invite PDF.
2. Print as many as needed onto white 8.5 x 11″ paper or card stock.
3. Fold paper into quarters so that it becomes a card with your invite text on the front.
4. On the front of the card, draw a thick line of "blood" with your glue, with a few lines "trickling" down into the text below.
5. Using a spoon, slowly shake your red glitter over the glue on your card. Let sit for a few minutes, then shake off the excess glitter.
6. Once the card has dried, write your party information (date, time, location, etc.) on the inside.
7. Ta-da! That's it! Now run off to find some mortals to invite to your party!