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Swedish vampire movie Let The RIght One In drew much of its disturbing loveliness from its characterization, which in turn came from revealing dialogue. So why does the U.S. DVD version feature lobotomized subtitles?
Horror blog Icons Of Fright compared screengrabs from a screener DVD of the movie's theatrical release with the new official DVD. And the version which came out in stores last week features subtitles that are so dumbed down, they miss the point of most of the dialogue.
Take the whole exchange between Eli and Oskar, when Oskar asks where Eli lives. In the theatrical version, Eli says "I live right here, in the jungle gym." And Oskar says, "Seriously, where do you live?" To which Eli says, "Next door to you." And Oskar replies, "How do you know where I live?" In the DVD version, this is boiled down to: "I live here. Next to you."
Or compare these two different versions of the same exchange:
This is the hardest one for me to take, since the relationship between Eli and Håkan is the most disturbing and alarming thing in the movie. We never get a complete explanation of what's happened between the beautiful young-looking vampire, and the old man who serves as the vampire's protector and hunter. Håkan is such a pathetic person (an incompetent serial killer, a lover on his way out) that it's painful to watch at times. (I'm not going to give away the movie's ending, but the character study of Håkan also pays off in a rewarding and horrifying way.) I can't even imagine trying to watch the relationship between Eli and Håkan unfold in cro-magnon speak.
There's way more detail over at Icons Of Fright, but suffice to say this is the scariest thing I've seen in ages.


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Alumnus and former faculty Jack Whitten's painting Pink Psyche Queen (1973) appears on the cover of Artforum's February 2012 edition.
The journal features a portfolio of works by Whitten (A'64) introduced by Editor-in-Chief Michelle Kuo. Whitten, a widely exhibited and collected artist has since the 1960s explored painterly abstraction with a range of formal techniques to address diverse subject matter. See more work by the artist at Alexander Gray Associates.


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Clarkson, University of Rochester men's soccer teams play to 0-0 double overtime tie
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ROCHESTER - It has become almost an annual refrain in recent years, but it needs to be repeated as newsworthy: the Clarkson University Men's Soccer team and the University of Rochester played to a double-overtime scoreless tie, 0-0.
It is the third straight year that neither team could capture a score.The Golden Knights moved to 2-1-1 overall, extending their unbeaten streak to three straight games since a season-opening loss to Houghton College. The tie was Rochester's first blemish of the season (4-0-1).
The last time either team scored in the series was in 2007 when Rochester won, 1-0. Since that goal, the Yellowjackets have not scored against Clarkson in 416 minutes, 20 seconds.
The Knights' last goal versus Rochester dates back to 2006, a span of 420:04 when Justin Crowley scored on a penalty kick in the waning seconds of that contest.


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Remember that one time I BUILT A COMPUTER? – Part 2
This is part 2. If you want to read part 1 (and gawk over what I put in my computer case), you have to go over here. It looks like there will be a part 3 too, because computer building is so epic that the chronicles of it need to be turned into a trilogy.
When I left off last time, my computer parts had just come, and I gently laid them out under my Christmas tree for picture taking. Results of picture taking are in the last post, so I'll move onto the next step.
The Giant, Electric 3-D Puzzle
Like I said a bunch of times, putting together computer parts is the easiest part of the process. Short story short, it goes like this:
1- Plop in the PSU (I think that stands for Power Supply Unit. It's the box with wires)
2- Use a screwdriver.
3- Put the CPU (that's Central Processing Unit) on the motherboard.
4- Use a screwdriver.
5- Plug the CPU fan into the motherboard where it says "CPU FAN PLUG HERE!!!!!"
6- Stick the RAM sticks in the RAM holes.
7- Put the motherboard in the case.
8- Use a screwdriver.
9- Spend 10 minutes trying to figure out what an "extension card" is.
10- By process of elimination, decide that an "extension card" is your graphics card.
11- Stick the graphics card in the graphics card hole.
12- Use a screwdriver.
13- Plug the green wires into the green holes.
14- Plug the black wires into the black holes.
15- Plug the red wires into the red holes.
16- Wonder how colour blind people plug in their computer wires.
17- Plug the PSU wires in the holes marked "PSU WIRES HERE!!!"
I got to screw a lot of things and that made me happy.
After all that, you put the sides of your case on, turn on the power supply, plug the computer cord into the wall, press the "on" button and pray.
See? Easysauce!
Whenever I got stuck, I'd ask on Twitter. Twitter is a wonderful resource because it's full of people who know a lot about computers. But beware, like any kind of passionate person, they may give you more than what you ask for:
Me: Does the green wires go in green hole 1 or green hole 2?
Knowledgeable person: The green wires are essential components to front panel functioning and there are several sorts of green wires. Each will be connected to a different socket and will wrap around the motherboard in a predetermined fashion. Certain green wires will merge with yellow wires to ensure proper airflow within the case. The colour of the green wire was inspired by-
Me: GREEN HOLE 1 OR GREEN HOLE 2?
(I used a completely nonsensical example here because I really appreciate those who went out of their way to explain things to me. I just found it very humourous how I was receiving very complex and complete answers while I was being impatient as heck.)
You can also encounter the less, um, helpful types:
Me: *reads case manual*
Me: *scratches head*
Me: *reads motherboard manual*
Me: *sighs*
Me: *tries google*
Me: *frustration*
Me: *reads case manual again*
Me: *tears*
Me: *reads motherboard manual again*
Me: *verge of nervous breakdown*
Me: *gives up*
Me: Do I plug the green wire in hole 1 or hole 2?
Less helpful Twitter type: Did you look in the manual?
But for the most part, it was smooth, and whatever questions I had, I received answers to quickly.
Then there is the hands thing. A few friends warned me about how static ruins your parts and sometimes you don't even know you're staticky.
Not wanting to zap my parts, I made sure I touched a lot of metallic objects and I stopped myself whenever I caught my feet rubbing against the floor. I didn't have an anti-static mat, so I used the anti-static bags my parts came in. I took all the precautions I could….only to catch myself frequently touching things I shouldn't. If it looks fragile and easily broken, you can be sure I got my grimy fingers all over it.
But luckily and thankfully, when I hit that "on" button, the clouds parted, the angels smiled on me and everything powered up.
And that ends the easy part! Stay tuned for part 3, where you'll all become acquainted with the Neurotic Pally and the Evil Windows.Explore posts in the same categories: Beyond WoW
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January 24, 2012 at 10:41 am
Sometimes it happens that an easy green quest is immediately followed by an burning orange quest and you weren't ready for the change. You're just moving along, slaying mobs by instinct when suddenly you're in the graveyard, wondering what the 'ell?
Or maybe it's a small bit of karmic balance, where all that screwing you did to the machine snaps back to screw you?
While building one machine, we were careful about static, but hadn't noticed we were working up a sweat. One drop fell off a forehead and we could *hear* the *snap,crackle,pop* before things went dark…
January 24, 2012 at 11:36 am
You were most fortunate to get a case that CAME with a manual! I usually end up having to fiddle around with things before I figure out what all the bits and bobs left over are for. And those front panel wires? /shudder Never a fun enterprise.
But Zalman makes quality – albeit somewhat pricey – stuff, and go that extra quarter mile to print a manual in at least one language that is not Chinese. You chose … wisely. 🙂
January 24, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Wow! I'm very impresssed! No, not because you are a woman; women can do anything men can do (and the things we can't do due to physical differences, well, we don't want to do those things anyway, mkay!). Rather, as someone who has no clue, you went out and did it, and that is what is so great.
When my graphics card on my pc blew up, I decided to fit the new one myself. I didn't ask my brother who is a computer wizzkid, I didn't ask my boyfriend (as he had no idea anyway, duh), no I did it myself. I did get stuck, though. There was 1 socket on my graphic card, but I had 2 spare wires floating around. Which one was I supposed to use?
In the end I had to ring the manufacturer up, but still, I was quite proud of myself.
I'm still not sure I would have the confidence to choose all the different bits myself, though. Knowing me, I would put it all together, press the on switch, and absolutely nothing would happen. If I was provided with them all, then yes, I could do it, I'm sure.
January 24, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Congrats! I've built a few machiens myself and can say I know the rush that comes when you've assembled everything and the things powers up! AND the frustration when it doesn't. Those DAMN power swtich case wires are maddening!
Cheers from a fellow builder!
January 24, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Building machines have that satisfaction of "I did it myself!" that you can't really get anywhere else.
The one note of caution that I'd have for you is to not be shocked when your homebuilt PC loses value just as quickly as a car does. When I last built a PC with top of the line components, it was a middle-of-the-pack PC within a year and a half. Ever since then, I've just aimed for value per price over pure performance.
Of course, the bright side of doing it yourself is that you can replace the components on an as-needed basis. Like, say, adding a solid state drive to contain your OS and speed up loading…
January 24, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Hehe. I have to admit, she was very, very good at making sure she picked parts with good value per dollar. In most cases, it was the people Twitter and the like that twisted her arm to splurge. I, alone, couldn't convince her to upgrade her GPU, but the Internet had my back!
January 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm
I was there while it was happening (well, part of it)! It's like being in the delivery room, right?
I work with computers and do know how to put one together, but I honestly don't remember the last time I actually did one from the beginning. I don't do it anymore because of no reasonable infrastructure required and it makes me go into mad sweat mode. It's something I don't mind paying others to do.
It's a very good exercise in superation to build a computer, not as woman, but as computer 'layman'.


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You can't arrest an idea whose time has come, and the gathering of about 150 occupiers from all over the state of Maine last Saturday in Augusta was brimming with ideas. People of all ages came together as the 99%, and the youngster on the left wanted people to think about an economy that is based on value rather than on cash. She joined the Alternative Economies breakout session and explained her idea; she also listened to the ideas of people who have experienced those kinds of arrangements. The next day she told me, "I want to do more stuff like that. Stuff that changes things and make it better."
Introductions during which people identified where they Occupy ... Portland, Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick, Ellsworth, Blue Hill, MDI (Mt. Desert Island), Waldo County, Mt. Washington Valley/Conway, Boston, Wall St., cultural mythology, the food supply, independent media.
Portland, Maine was identified as the longest continuous occupy encampment in the country -- established October 1 and still going strong despite punishing cold, and an eviction notice from the city hanging over their heads since December 15. They have vigorously pursued relief in the courts, and are awaiting news on a permanent injunction to halt eviction.
Occupy Augusta pulled up stakes rather than apply for a permit, removing their Capitol Park teepee with dignity and self-respect, continuing to hold General Assemblies each Saturday at 5pm indoors.
After an amazing rapid whole group share of examples of occupation that covered centuries, we moved into small groups with people we didn't know to address two prompts:
1) Why did you join the Occupy movement? 2) What's special about the Occupy movement?
This was ably modeled by Curtis (above, left) who responded:
- To gain experience. Our world's falling apart and many people don't seem to care. But those who do care need to get together, share knowledge, and form a movement.
- It signifies nations all across the world rising up and demanding an end to the common ills we all share – war, poverty, unemployment. Shows the governmentts that we, the workers, will not be silent. We will fight back, and take what's ours.
This is a strong strand for Maine and there are years of intelligent collaborative effort to build on. A murmur of delight went through the crowd when I mentioned a Wall St. tweet I'd seen that the OWS kitchen had quickly organized to feed the largest number of folks ever, daily, in NYC. No wonder they were perceived by authorities as such a threat!
Further news of the 99%: While we were meeting, Occupy Oakland in California was being tear gassed, beaten, shot with rubber bullets and flash bang grenades, and arrested in droves (especially reporters). Their crime: trying to occupy a years vacant building to establish a community center. Solidarity events broke out everywhere on Sunday. Here's an inspiring video from Occupy Boston:


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A report in the Sunday edition of London's Daily Telegraph quoted unnamed sources as saying that Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, has tired of the "idealism" of some of the president's closest advisors and that he plans to step down from his position by the end of the year. The salty-tongued former congressman has denied the story as, "B.S." But what could it mean for Obama if the reports are true?
- Jim Geraghty of the right-leaning National Review doesn't find the news of Emanuel's possible departure far-fetched, due to the nature of the job. "Chief of staff to the president has to be one of the more stressful jobs in Washington, and in this administration, Rahm's expected to be the enforcer, the deal broker, the air-traffic controller, the referee, the bad cop, the arm-twister, the leg-breaker, the eyeball-gouger, the hitman, the body-disposal crew, and the ballerina all at once. Burnout? This man blows his stack more regularly than Old Faithful."
- Jonathan Alter of Newsweek says not to believe the hype; Rahm's not going anywhere. Yet. "The truth is this: Emanuel has said publicly and privately for months that if Rich Daley doesn't seek reelection (which he will determine at the end of the year) for mayor of Chicago, Rahm will move back home and jump in the race. But he continues to enjoy Obama's full confidence and he has no political problem with the thrust of Obama's decisions. In fact, he has been very much a part of them."
- Ed Morrissey of the conservative blog Hot Air thinks that the selection of Emanuel's successor will say a lot about the future of Obama's political prospects. "The question of who replaces him will set the tone for the rest of Obama's presidency. If he selects someone with more subtlety and diplomacy with both parties on Capitol Hill, then Obama may attempt to move back towards the center in a Clintonian fashion. If he picks another ideologue, expect the Obama presidency to run completely off the rails in its final two years."
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Phase Stability, Phase Transformations, and Reactive Phase Formation in Electronic Materials XVI
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Chao-hong Wang, National Chung Cheng University
Jae-Ho Lee, Hongik University
Ikuo Ohnuma, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Chih-Ming Chen, National Chung Hsing University
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A Colorful Titanium Foil as a Photoanode Substrate for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells under Back-side Illumination
Ab Initio Critical Product of Blech Distance and Current Density
An Industry Perspective on Electromigration in Microelectronics
Analysis of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with a Blocking Layer
Calorimetry on Coin Cells with a DSC-like Battery Calorimeter for Lithium-ion Batteries
Controlling Interfacial IMC Phase via Modifying Bi Composition in Low Temperature Bi-33In/Cu Solder Joint
Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Chalcogenide-based Phase Change Materials and Elemental Semiconductors and Studied with Multi-frame, Nanosecond-scale Dynamic TEM
Dependence of Grain Size Distribution on the Conductivity of Ceria - Approach by Spark Plasma Sintering
Development of Sn-free and Sn-containing Low Melting Solder Alloys
Ductile and Strong Cu-to-Cu Interconnection Using Ga-based Pastes for Applications on 3D IC and WBG Devices
Effect of Structural Order on Pulsed Laser Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Germanium Thin Films
Effects of Cu Concentration on the Mechanical Reliability of the Sn-Ag-Cu/Ni Solder Joints–Solid-state Reaction
Effects of Pretreatments on the Adhesion of Cu/Non-conductive Substrates in Electroless Copper Plating
Electrochemical Fabrication of Functional Ag Nanocrystals with Highly Electrocatalytic Activity
Electromigration Effects upon Interfacial Reactions in Electronic Solder Joints of Different Bump Heights and Different Electric Current Densities
Electromigration Enhanced Intermetallic Growth and Damage Formation in Pb-free Solder Joints
Etching Behaviors of Copper and Invar in via Hole of Copper-Invar-Copper Clad Substrate
Formation and Growth of Intermetallic Compound Layer at the Lead-free Solder/Cu Interface Using Laser Soldering Process
High-speed Cu Electrodeposition and Its Solid-state Reaction with Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu
High Temperature Phase Stability of α
Al in Binary Cu-Al Alloys: Issues in the Al-Cu Phase Diagram
In-situ Characterization of the Transverse Propagation Mechanism for Crystallization of Amorphous Germanium and the Resulting Microstructure
Interfacial Characterizations of an Electroless Nickel Layer on a Polyimide Film
Intermetallic Alloy Systems for Li-ion Batteries
Investigation of the Influence of Ni Content on Electromigration Resistance of (Pd,Ni)Sn
Kinetics of Isothermal Reactive Diffusion between Solid Cu and Liquid Sn-base Alloys
L-174: Investigation on Interfacial Reactions between the Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Sn-Ag-Cu Composite Solders with Cu
L-175: Application of Computational Thermodynamics in SOFCs
L-177: Calorimetric Investigation of the Liquid Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu Alloy with Minor Additions of Mn and Ni
L-178: Degradation Mechanism of Piezoelectric Materials
L-179: Effect of Silver Precursor Addition on Shear Strength of Cu-Cu Joints with Silver Nanoparticle Paste
L-180: Investigating Mixed Crystal Solid Solution of High Performance Scintillators KBa2I5:Eu & KSr2I5:Eu
L-182: Stretchability Characteristics of Thin Metal Films on Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates with the Parylene Adhesion Layer for Stretchable Electronic Packaging
Low Temperature Cu - Cu Direct Bonding for Hermetic Sealing
Niobium Pentoxide Hole-blocking Layer for Perovskite Solar Cell
One-step Electrodeposition of Gold Dendrites in Aminosilane-contained Electrolyte and Their Applications
Oxide Growth Mechanism of (111), (100) and Random Copper Films at Low Temperatures for the Application of Cu-to-Cu Direct Bonding
Phase-field Modeling of Grain-boundary Grooving and Surface Drift under Homogeneous Electromigration
Phase Stability of Mixed-Cation Alkaline-Earth Hexaborides: Insights from X-ray Diffraction and High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
Phase Transformations at Thermoelectric-Metal Interfaces – Experimental Analysis
Phase Transformations at Thermoelectric-Metal Interfaces - Thermodynamic Modeling
Pulse Pb-UPD to Achieve a High Gap-filling of Cu Film Deposited on Trenched Ru/p-SiOCH/Si Substrate
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Blurring the Desire Line
So I got an email from someone today who had some awesome comments about this blog and podcast. She was talking about the episode on having a crush and raised an interesting point:
"because the word crush is so sexualized I prefer using 'to be enthusiastic' about someone."
This is a completely legit way to approach things. For a lot of people keeping the line between sexuality and nonsexuality nice and clear is an important part of being A, and I can think of a lot of reasons why it would be a good idea.
I'd like to make a case for the opposite. I love my sexualized language. When I have connect with someone nonsexually, even if we don't touch, I'll sometimes talk about "hooking up" with them. I'll say that I need to get laid (want to cuddle with someone) I'll flirt and tease and can get downright raunchy on the dancefloor.
To me, the line between sexual stuff and nonsexual stuff is ultimately a line that holds us aces back. If my friends all get to "hook up" with people and all I get to do is hold stimulating conversations, then the things I have to gossip about will never seem quite as interesting as the things that they have to gossip about. That's a big deal. The phrase "hook up," while being fabulously ambiguous, bears a lot of social weight. It's an exclamation point. It says "pay attention to what's going on here, because what's happening here matters" and as asexual people one of our big challenges is to demonstrate that our relationships matter.
I like to think of it as sexual drag. Drag is all about blurring lines, messing with preconceived notions of what's male and what's female, which is why it's so fun. Sexual drag works the same way. Once someone knows I'm asexual, they expect me to exist purely in the social space that they have set aside for nonsexuality. I form only friendships, I experience no fiery passions, I have little or no relationship with my own body, yada yada. By breaking that expectation I can force people to reassess their expectations of me (which is handy) and also reassess what they think about sex. Is there a nonsexual reason to make flirty eye contact from across the room? Sure- if I know how to turn that flirtyness into a compelling nonsexual relationship (which ain't that hard.)
In a society where the word "desire" has a sexual connotation, it's tough to get people to realize that we have any. I know from experience that a huge part of forming close, healthy relationships is clearly articulating the things I want, which is tricky when the language for a lot of my nonsexual desires doesn't really exist. Talking about the things that I want in sexual terms makes those desires matter. It makes people say "wait, you're asexual, what do you mean 'hook up?'" and that gives me the opportunity that I need.
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Christian Science Monitor Wins November Sidney for Inquiry Into American Poverty
By: Press Release | The Sidney Hillman Foundation
NEW YORK: The Sidney Hillman Foundation announced today that Jina Moore, regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor, has won the November Sidney Award for "Below The Line: Poverty In America," a portrait of poverty as it is measured by official statistics and lived by real people.
Linda Criswell earns just over $12,000 a year as a full-time childcare worker, but she technically steals fruit from the snack bowl at work because she can't afford to buy her own. She tracks grain prices to see if she'll be able to afford meat in the months ahead. Is she poor? She's poor enough for food stamps, but maybe not poor enough for Medicaid. If you ask Criswell, she'll tell you that–regardless of what the state says–she lives in a state of continual anxiety.
According to the official statistics, 46.2 million Americans live in poverty. Yet, many Americans console themselves with the notion that "real poverty" in the United States has been eliminated.
What does it mean to be poor in the world's richest country? Is it an absolute threshold or a relative concept? Can you measure it in dollars, calories, or PlayStations? Can any statistic capture intangibles like autonomy and dignity? As a journalist who divides her time between New York and East Africa, Moore knows that even the poorest Americans are rich by global standards, but it's difficult to argue that Linda Criswell is getting by.
"Moore's reporting raises important philosophical questions that cut to the heart of our national debate about inequality," said Sidney judge Lindsay Beyerstein.
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Jina Moore is a reporter, producer and editor who splits her time between New York and East Africa. She has been a contract correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and a contributor to Newsweek, Foreign Policy, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Boston Review, and PRI's The World, among others. Her early human rights reporting was reprinted in Best American Science Writing (2009). She is nonfiction editor at Guernica Magazine and editorial director of the Dart Society, where she edits and publishes the human rights magazine Dart Society Reports.


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Masteroftheweb wrote:how about hero as ranma... and cherry as akane...
hell even have diane as shampoo and Eikre as Moose
yeah... that would be so cool.... despite that I'm pretty much the only person that would find that cool
so cool indeed
Masteroftheweb wrote:What a haul! What a haul!
Shampoo is alright when she isn't trying every trick in the book to get with ranma...
Masteroftheweb wrote:just like cherry.... akane is the best man for hero.... er... ranma
you can make dead chick that I can't remember's name ukyo...
it would be so great
Masteroftheweb wrote:gally would make a GREAT kuno
"Akane tendo, Pig tailed girl, how I love you both"
Masteroftheweb wrote:they really do, I have a picture of the 2 of them in lost love cave, it's good, I'll host it and post it
Masteroftheweb wrote:and to be fair... shampoo wasn't trying to get ranma when she was busy trying to battle with the battle aura absorbing teacher
for good measures
Masteroftheweb wrote:yeah... and shamppo DOES have that little problem with giving multiple people the kiss of death and all
Masteroftheweb wrote:so do you wathc the series, read the mangas, or both?
Masteroftheweb wrote:I can't say which one I prefer story wise... but I prefer the ending int eh manga SOOO much more than in that anime
in the anime it just sucked
in the manga there was more closure
Owinolosses wrote:Wow, this is pretty cool, I don't get to hear of many people who like Ranma 1/2, it's been my fav anime for like three years now, maybe even more than that.... I really can't match characters from RPG to Ranma... I mean the character attitudes are completely different.. OH Ryoga and Galgarion have loads in common, they both like the good girl and they seriously HATE the hero.. yeah I've a got it
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After the disappointed red carpet at last year's Punk-themed Met Gala I was thrilled that this year's event was celebrating Charles James the master courtier that really understood drama, sculpture, class, and what makes a great red carpet dress – generally something huge that makes a statement – so I am pleased that the celebs attendees really honoured his vision.
One of my favourite looks had to be Reese Witherspoon in this strapless Barbie-pink Stella McCartney gown. Everything from the colour to the sculptured take on the sweetheart neckline to the way it contoured her body and the slight train, everything about this look is perfection.
If the dress wasn't enough to make me squeal with excited her Hollywood glamour hair and make-up sure would, the Oscar-winning star was simply flawless, I just loved the matching hot pink lips. I can't believe that this is Reese's first time at the Met Gala – this is a great debut look.
There were many hues of pink on the night and two came from Stella McCartney, to complement Reese's hot pink gown, the gorgeous Kate Bosworth looked divine in this dusky pink slinky spaghetti strap dress. Her statuesque model figure really pulls off this great dress, which has sexy little cut-outs under the bust. But as much as I love the dress it is the styling of the accessories and hair-do that I adore the most – I love that she wasn't afraid to add sparkle!!!
Combining an element of both Reese's and Kate's looks was Emma Stone who look modern, young and fabulous in this striking-yet-simple custom two-piece pink and magenta, colour-block Thakoon ensemble. What I love is that it isn't a ballgown, I know that was kind of the theme of the night and this look might not quite have cut it, but for me, Emma showed a contemporary look that still honoured Charles James with the flowing wrap skirt. Plus with hair like that, she definitely had to be featured – love, love, love!!!
One last pink look that caught my attention was Taylor Swift who wore a custom blush pink embellished satin Oscar de la Renta gown teamed with Lorraine Schwartz jewellery. While the front of this gown was exquisite, well it was crafted by Oscar de la Renta and embroidered with gold sequins, pearl beads and rose metallic leaves, for me this gown was all about the drama in the back – check out that fabulous bow and train. Stunning in an Old Hollywood glamour kind of way.
It is hard to choose who wins the battle of the pink, but I think Reese in that stunning hot pink number just gets it. Who was your favourite girl in pink?


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I have been looking forward to this trip for a while now, even counting down the days......
What more appropriate than a few globes, as I will be traveling from the US to Denmark. Love the old world feel of this globe, perhaps it's the color......
I guess the world is getting smaller, after all :)
I will be back in the end of September, wishing you all a wonderful early fall! Perhaps I will be checking in, perhaps I will post from my vacation, who knows... I have not seen my family in 2 1/2 years, so spending time doing nothing with them will be at the top of the list!! My Mr. Wonderful will be joining me at the end of the vacation, can't wait for that either :)!
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"El Cid ruined what was suppose to be a "Great Family Getaway""
Posted by: France on Apr 11, 2011
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With refined comforts, a vibrant location, and warm, friendly service, our attractive Mazatlán hotel resort serves as a tropical oasis for unforgettable getaways. Lounge by our poolside deck, reading a latest best-seller
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"El Cid ruined what was suppose to be a "Great Family Getaway""
Posted by: France
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Visited on: Apr, 2011 | Leisure | Family and Kids
814 people found this review helpful
Forget the annoying Time share vultures, those we were expecting!...El cid was the exact opposite of what there web site said. My husband and I were travel with a 7 and 10 year old plus an 80 year old mentally/physically man in a wheelchair. Travel agent assured us she had contactd Sunwing and the Hotel with all our needs, and she did. But what didn't happen was the actual help. We paid an extra $100 to have preferred handicap seating...didnt happen. We were told we would have a handicap room....nope. We were told that the room did indeed come with a fridge and microwave...not even close. We paid over $1200 a person for an All Inclusive and were met with restriction after restriction. Couldnt eat at this bar, but could drink here....couldn't use this swim up bar or that resturant...etc. After the intial check in where everyone welcomed you in broken, but understanble english, there were no english speaking staff members to be found. Wait staff was intolerable of us "Canadians" and made us feel needy. The pictures they post on the Castilla website are NOT the rooms you get! Where these rooms are I'd like to know....are TV was broken, the fan didnt work and the air conditioning was so loud, my husband and I took turns in the night turning it on and off so the kids could sleep....when we had an accident with one of the beds....it took housekeeping 30 minutes to bring towels, when my hudband explained that we needed sheets, as he had requested, they never came back. $6000 to come home for stress than when we left....we will not be returning, and are looking for compensation
Pool was great for the kids and the only reason we gave the resort a "1 flower" rating
"Needs some improvements"
Posted by: Yvonne
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Visited on: Jan, 2011 | Business | With Group
842 people found this review helpful
Went for a one week stay at the El Cid Castilla with 3 others-2 rooms.As soon as we checked in the Time Share folks tried to nab us and it continued several times a day when we walked anywhere near the Lobby.I finally blew up and that ended the attacks. They really should be made to wear signs that identify themselves as Time Share salespeople-so many Seniors got sucked in. The hotel itself was clean but the rooms showed wear and tear.They bleach the bath towels but not the faceclothes which are stained and grey. Service is good for the most part and sometimes exceptional. Roberto in the buffett dining room is an absolute joy. The food was iffy and never more than likewarm, Dont bother with the restaurants you have to make reservations for-the Italian one was horrible with surly service and inedible food.We walked out as did 2 other tables.El Patio was much the same-filet mignon was an overdone skirt steak which was mostly gristle and fat.Pasta was undercooked and cold. Sald was wilted etc..We were a table of 6 and not one of us ate our food. Again we walked out.
Beds are on a concrete slab so be prepared for a FIRM sleep. Maid service is hit and miss. Soemtimes we got towels and sometimes we didnt. One thing that angrered many of us was the saving of chairs/cabanas by the pool. People went at 730am and put their towels on chairs so no one else could sit there. Not once in a week could we even get near the pool chairs-it needs to be inforced.
The shows were hokey and the constant smoke machine got to most of us. Mass exodus of Seniors because of that and also the annoying announcer who barely spoke English and even though the room was full of Canadians decided to speak Spanish all the time.
We had fun and found a great place to eat-Tony's On The Beach. Amazing shrimp and service-try the Kahlua shrimp!
Would we go back-probably not.
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Fast check in-beware of Time Share people
Stay in the tower for a nice view and less pool noise
Restaurants and Bars:
Eat lunch at the pool buffet or pool bar. Get the cook to grill your burger and heat the bun otherwise its cold.Mustard and Mayo are down with the salads.
Hugo is funny and will try and get you a beach view table. We tipped $1.00US per person most meals. If you tip the egg lady at breakfast she will make you fresh pancakes and waffles.
Ask for Roberto at dinner and at breakfast sit in Stefania's section. Try the ugly green juice-it is pretty good. Forget the Fishermans Buffet on Friday-yucky
Lobby bar is fun and if you tip the bartender he will give you Premium brands like Heradura Tequila. Try Presidente Brandy. The waitress is wonderful and so funny
nice and clean
loud announcements
good music
dont bother trying to get a cabana or pool chair-maybe if enough people complain they will do something about it
"dining out in Mazatlan"
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Visited on: Jun, 2010 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
872 people found this review helpful
Don't carry a tab outside the resort pay as you go, we went to Joe's oyster bar after carrying a tab for drinks for a party of 4 from about 7.30 to 10 15 pm the bill was just under $200 US. We were being charged $15 US for a rum and coke in contrast we payed $20 US at senor frogs for all you can drink from 9.00 to closing and its right next to the El Cid
"wonderful holiday"
Posted by: Lynn
on Mar 5, 2010 >
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Visited on: Feb, 2010 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
875 people found this review helpful
We just returned from El Cid Castilla Beach hotel and wanted to share our experience.
We were very happy with the resort. There are two other resorts that you are able to visit while staying at "El Cid". Trip from the airport was uneventful, approx 45 min. We travelled with Westjet Vacations.
Check in went smooth, other than of course the "timeshare". Unfortunately you are surrounded as soon as you check in on your way to the room. We were able to break free but were tracked down the following morning. With a firm No, didn't have any other issues while on the resort.
Room was an oceanview, a bit extra. The regular rooms also had a bit of ocean view but they were a bit older than the tower ocean view that we had. Room was clean, great view. Beds the normal double, bit firm but fine.
Food at buffets, typical but always something to eat. No issues booking the a la cartes, again maybe because we took the 8pm supper hours.
Staff, I must say, was exceptional. Very very helpful and friendly.
Of course, like others, one needed to rise early to "save the chairs". Must say though, that there always was a chair available, may not have been a prime location. Our pool at El Cid was heated! Nice. Pool next door was not. Bit cooler but bigger than ours. The pool at the third hotel across the road, we never went in mind you, small but heated as well – so we were told.
Beach was nice, quite a few "selling their wares" but a no thank you was good. Until the next one
This is a quick review but one I wanted to put on. I know I always want to check out others opinions and wanted to add mine to the rest.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about resort. El cid in the subject line, so I don't delete.


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Maddon: Crowd shouldn't be factor for Cobb
CLEVELAND -- Just two hours southeast of Cleveland, playoff-starved Pirates fans found a way to make an impact in Pittsburgh's 6-2 win over the Reds in Tuesday's National League Wild Card Game.
The record crowd of 40,487 at PNC Park began chanting, "Cueto, Cueto," at Cincinnati right-hander Johnny Cueto in the second inning while he was facing catcher Russell Martin. Cueto dropped the ball while on the mound, much to the crowd's amusement, and the very next pitch was deposited into the seats for a solo blast by Martin.
Rays manager Joe Maddon said he's aware that Indians fans -- who haven't seen their club in the postseason since 2007 -- could pull a similar stunt against Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb. But Maddon said he declined to bring that up with the 25-year-old right-hander before Wednesday's American League Wild Card Game at Progressive Field.
"I'm really big on not putting thoughts in a guy's head," Maddon said. "Something like that I would refrain from doing, because I don't really see the positive impact that would have with me making him aware of something that may not occur. I want to believe that if it does occur, I'd like to see a lot of smiles."
Maddon said his team has the advantage of playing in big-game atmospheres at places such as Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park during the regular season, so his team is prepared for raucous crowds come the postseason.
"When you get your players to play in those venues on a consistent basis, and it's like a playoff atmosphere in New York and Boston, I don't care what date it is," Maddon said. "So your guys are able to deal with it, and you get stronger and become immune to it in some ways."


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But something unusual is taking place in the building directly across the street from the company's US headquarters in downtown Portland, Oregon. Iberdrola, with six turbine types across the US, is expected to reach a generation total of 5GW by the end of 2010 and the new control centre is an ambitious attempt to command its entire fleet from a central hub.
Such is the interest in the project that the facility has had a steady parade of visitors - often three daily tours since opening early this year - including regulators, independent power producers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and public-broadcasting documentary filmmakers. "There are definitely economies of scale that you can exploit if you centralise things in a particular way," says Iberdrola operations vice-president Kevin Devlin. "So, really, the idea here is to migrate everything on to a common platform."
That platform is an offshoot of Iberdrola's pioneering 2006 effort on its home turf in Toledo, Spain. But while the Spanish centre handles more megawatts, the US version must navigate several regional transmission operators, regulatory quirks specific to more than a dozen individual states and federal compliance - all while balancing wind generation across broad coverage areas and assimilating a 600MW co-generation plant the company owns near the southern Oregon border.
While Iberdrola, the world's leading wind developer, will not reveal the new control centre's price tag, the project is something few industry players could afford to pursue. "I'd rather not go there," Devlin says. "But it's not cheap. The biggest investment, really, is the software. There are obviously hardware charges, but we have a huge amount of software."
Taking control
The software is largely developed from scratch. Its basic purpose is to adapt each turbine's factory-installed supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system for interface with Iberdrola's precise requirements. "That could be a Gamesa system, it could be a GE system, it could be a Mitsubishi system - and now it would be our system," says Harm Toren, managing director of US operations services and co-architect of the facility. "We're designing these interfaces to be our own. I want to be in control of my own destiny around software upgrades, controls and hardware-replacement programmes. I can't take the risk of the OEMs providing that to me directly, because the risk would be that they go out of business or the technology gets old or they charge me too much. We're taking ownership of that."
Overall, the system's expansive fibre-optic network connects a Byzantine maze of substations and transmission lines, sending detailed information to the control centre from Iberdrola turbines in cornfields, on ridgelines and throughout windy land tracts from coast to coast. The system monitors wildlife concerns, including bat studies in Pennsylvania and sensitive avian migratory paths in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. And it tracks weather patterns - so field technicians can quickly be called down from turbine towers wherever bad weather is brewing.
Hands-on control-centre operation is shared by around a dozen employees. They work in pairs in 12-hour shifts around the clock, covering 365 days a year. These technicians tend, remotely, to more than 2,500 turbines at Iberdrola's 34 wind farms. Training helps prepare recruits to assimilate a dizzying flood of information and make quick decisions - curtailing or resetting turbines, pitching blades, identifying false radar signals and exchanging vast amounts of real-time data with various parties. Mistakes, Toren says, can cost big money. "And they often have to respond and make things happen within a two-minute window," he adds. "You can have all the technology in the world, but without the right management, without the right people sitting at these controls, it will never work."
Room to grow
The facility itself remains a work in progress and is geared for expansion as Iberdrola expects to add between 500MW and 1GW to its yearly North American totals in the near future. An empty back wall offers untapped space for ever more computer screens in an effort to display every aspect of the business - including live income information. "You asked if we have a screen that counts the money," Toren says. "Well, yes, we do - although we probably wouldn't let you see that as you walked in the door."
Security and reliability are built into the centre's design. Thumbprints serve as keys and guests must sign a logbook while video cameras gather permanent records. Grids of metal are hidden behind floor and ceiling tiles to guard against nefarious human entry. A 60-minute emergency power supply allows warm-up time for a dedicated diesel generator in case of significant power outage. "It'll operate reliably for a couple of days even without refuels," Toren says. "And then we have a refuelling contract that goes along with that. From an infrastructure and electrical reliability standpoint, this is an extremely hardened facility."
By necessity, the system co-ordinates with Iberdrola's energy traders, meteorologists and information technology (IT) staff. "There are some people behind the curtain," Toren says. "There's a whole wind operations staff that really focuses on starting at the programmable logic control on the turbine, bringing that all the way through the switches and fibre optics. There are a little over a dozen people devoted just to that. We've separated them out from our corporate IT so that they can focus on the controls and the operations and really bring everything up to the level that we need."
All of which adds up to what Iberdrola sees as pursuit of total optimisation. "Landowners have a choice of whose turbine they put on to their land," Toren says. "If a landowner puts an Iberdrola turbine on to their wind farm, we can help ensure that it operates safely, that they've got somebody to communicate with on a round-the-clock basis and that we will maintain their site in a most optimum way. We'll deliver the highest dollar revenue to them, within reason, in the entire industry by making sure that our turbines run at the most efficient levels."
So, is the possibility of contracting to make third-party wind farms more efficient - or even selling an off-the-shelf version of the software - something that Iberdrola might eventually explore? "We've thought about it," Toren says. "But at the moment we're treading water just trying to keep up with our own growth and technology."
As if to illustrate the point on a windy late-April day, breezes are blowing unexpectedly hard across the country and Iberdrola's system is operating very robustly at around 70% of its maximum output capacity. But that makes for dicey hourly forecasts and one screen's display tells Toren the company is losing money as it has to curtail turbines to prevent the grid being overloaded with generation that exceeds the forecast. "I don't want to tell you how much that's worth right there," Toren says. "But it's a lot. A lot. And I have to think about the risk - contractual and commercial risk - about doing this for somebody else. You wouldn't really want a General Electric or a Mitsubishi or a Suzlon or a Siemens or a Vestas doing this for us."
Evolving challenges
Meanwhile, the control centre evolves and endless issues need ongoing adjustment as Iberdrola's business grows. "We've got 34 sites sitting out there - soon to be 40, 50, 60," Toren says. "I've got all these individual telecom networks and it's hard enough controlling and managing one. So we're trying to figure out a way to have all of that become automatic to where, simply, the system detects the fault, identifies the plant, pops up that image on a screen and gives me an alarm. That's just one example. And when we get that done, we'll have 50 other things we'll need to be doing."
Yet Toren remains convinced that Iberdrola's work in progress remains well ahead of the curve. "There's a lot of technology sitting behind here that we're just not willing to expose," he says. "But I think ours is the state-of-the-art facility. This is a relatively small industry and we have good connections. And from the people I've interfaced with, whether they're OEMs or other independent power producers or whoever walks through this room, they say: 'Wow - this is unbelievable.'"
From nuclear submarine to Iberdrola's control centre
In a former life, Harm Toren spent more than eight years with the US Navy - serving as a nuclear engineering officer and living on a submarine. Toren, Iberdrola's managing director of American operations services, says there are very few similarities between running a nuclear submarine and looking after a growing fleet of 2,500-plus wind turbines. But the few that do exist have huge value.
Toren, who entered the electricity-generating business shortly after leaving the Navy in 1984, says mistakes can be costly in either line of work. But he believes military experience transfers well to working in the control centre of a major wind power producer and Iberdrola has hired its share of veterans - including operations and maintenance director Blaine Sundwall, a co-architect of the US facility and a fellow navy man.
"We've got a lot of military people because they've got the discipline and they've done the shift work," Toren says. "The military trains us to communicate very effectively from a technical standpoint." They repeat back the exact words on the telephone, he explains, to make sure they have got the right message.
But he jokes: "(In other ways) it's kind of apples and oranges. There certainly are a lot more complications to carrying nuclear warheads. You're under water for a long time and there's a central command telling people what to do - procedures and policies all set in place by the White House."
Toren isn't the only one to carve an unusual path to a post at the centre. Some recruits come from a computer background, others are former turbine technicians and still others come from energy trading. And lack of a college degree is not a deal-breaker. "It's helpful if people have degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering," says Toren, who earned an MBA in utility accounting and finance in 2004. "But it's not a requirement. It's really all about the demeanor of an individual and their ability to accept a 12-hour shift on a rotating basis."
Toren doubles as the head turbine shopper for Iberdrola's ever-expanding North American fleet - a task that dovetails nicely with comprehensive knowledge of the control centre. As a first-tier customer, Iberdrola can make purchases based on which turbines work best with its software and even motivate original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design machines with certain specifications in mind.
"I don't want to get into a one-turbine-is-better-than-another discussion here," Toren says. "But we talk about it every single day. I'm responsible for negotiating all the turbine supply agreements, so I have a tremendous amount of leverage. And, in at least one OEM's case, they came in and said, 'What would you like to have? Because that's what we're going to do.'"


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Gaudry Overcomes All Obstacles in World Cup Win
Tracy Gaudry, the Australian national champion overcame jetlag, UCI regulations and a complete lack of team support to take the fifth round of the women's Road World Cup in Montreal, Canada, earlier today. Favoured local rider Lyne Bessette led a Saturn sweep of the next three places, with team mate Anna Wilson finishing third, and Susy Pryde fourth. Hanka Kupfernagel (Greenery Hawk) maintains her lead atop the overall standings.
Gaudry's saga began with a flight from Paris yesterday, after just finishing 4th overall in the Tour de Bretagne stage race. After arriving last night, with release from her French Ebly trade team to ride for Timex, Gaudry (and Timex) were astounded to find out that the World Cup is the one event in which mixing of trade teams is not allowed. Said one UCI official: "If it had been any other event but the World Cup, it wouldn't have been a problem". So Gaudry was forced to race on her own, against powerhouses such as Saturn, Timex, Greenery Hawk and the Dream Team - led by last year's winner and current World Champion Diana Ziliute.
"For the first 6 laps (of the 11 lap race) I decided to just stay in front and see what I could do." stated Gaudry. Since the race began slowly, with riders nervous about going out too early on the difficult Mont Royal course (a world championship and Olympic circuit in the past) in over 30 degree (Celcius) heat, Gaudry was able to stretch out her legs and work her way into contention, as the field of 53 was winnowed by attrition.
On the sixth lap Gaudry tried an attack on the 3 kilometre climb, however, she and her fellow breakaways were soon reeled back in. With three laps to go Anna Wilson tested the waters, and Gaudry responded. Wilson then faltered, but was replaced by Tour de l'Aude winner Bessette. Other favourites hesitated, or were already stretched to the limit (Linda Jackson had mechanical troubles on the 7th climb and had to chase for a lap; Kupfernagel admitted that she "did not eat enough, and I had trouble with the heat"), so the duo were 30 seconds ahead over the top of the climb, and a minute clear with 1 lap to go.
At this point Bessette was the clear favourite, riding very smoothly and powerfully, and doing much of the work at the front during the climb. It wasn't until the final 600 metres that Gaudry thought she might have a chance. "She (Bessette) started easing up, and I came up beside her. So I thought that I would have a go, and see what happened. I got a gap right away, so I just kept going. It (the win) was much better than I could ever have expected." After the race, Bessette revealed that she was cramping on the final climb: "I should have drunk more, earlier in the race. I knew that Tracy would be tough, from l'Aude. So, while it would have been nice to win, I am very happy with my result."
Montreal, Quebec (90 kilometers, 11 laps): 1. Tracy Gaudry AUS 2:43:07; 2. Lyne Bessette CAN Saturn at 0:11; 3. Anna Wilson AUS Saturn at 1:01; 4. Susy Pryde NZL Saturn 1:02; 5. Catherine Marsal FRA GS Edilsavino s.t.; 6. Barbara Heeb SUI Nurnberger-Emmi s.t.; 7. Heidi Van De Vijver BEL Belgium National s.t.; 8. Julie Young USA Timex s.t.; 9. Pia Sundstedt FIN GS Edilsavino s.t.; 10. Diana Ziliute LTU Dream Team s.t.
Others: 15. Linda Jackson CAN Timex at 1:17; 16. Leigh Hobson CAN Aragon 18 s.t.; 17. Pam Schuster USA Timex at 1:29; 18. Mari Holden USA Dream Team at 1:40; 24. Cybil Diguistini CAN Team Elita at 4:01 25. Sue Palmer-Komar CAN Team Elita s.t.; 26. Erin Carter CAN Team Elita at 8:02.
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Ken Buck on the 'tea party': I absolutely want their support
By Felicia Sonmez
Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck (R) today heralded the role of the "tea party" movement in helping him win his party's nomination in the Colorado Senate race earlier this month.
"The tea party was huge in my success in the primary," Buck said in an appearance on the ABC/Washington Post "Top Line" program.
Buck said that he and members of the tea party are in agreement "on most issues" and that he "absolutely" wants their support in the general election. But he cautioned that he sees himself not as a tea party candidate, but as a "grassroots candidate."
Buck, who came from behind to pull off a 52 percent to 48 percent victory over establishment-backed former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton in the Aug. 10 Republican primary, faces a closely contested race against Sen. Michael Bennet (D) in the fall.
Like other candidates who have enjoyed tea party support including ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) in Kentucky and former state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) in Nevada, Buck has been targeted by national Democrats who claim that his positions on the issues are extreme.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stuck to that message today in its first TV ad of the race. The 30-second spot slams Buck for remarks he made last June in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment, which calls for the direct election of senators. (Buck has since walked back the remarks.)
"Buck said he wanted to rewrite the Constitution to let state legislators pick our senators instead of voters," the narrator of the ad says, concluding that "Ken Buck's just too extreme for Colorado."
Buck's campaign manager, John Swartout, responded that "the DSCC and Bennet want to talk about anything other than the Obama-Bennet record that helped push over 90,000 Coloradans to the unemployment lines, and brought the nation's home sales to their lowest point in 15 years."
Also during today's "Top Line" interview, Buck declined to call for Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes to exit the race to succeed retiring Gov. Bill Ritter (D), stating that Maes "is the person who earned a spot on the ticket."
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| August 24, 2010; 2:30 PM ET
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Harrison's gem, Beltre's cycle help Rangers top Twins
Arlington, TX – Matt Harrison took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Adrian Beltre continued to thrive at the plate by notching the second cycle of his career, as the Texas Rangers blew out the Minnesota Twins, 8-0, Friday night.
Beltre stroked an RBI triple in the first inning, added a run-scoring double to left field in the second and then led off the fifth with his 24th homer of the year, a blast to left field. He completed the sixth cycle in Rangers history by grounding a single into right field with one out in the seventh inning.
This is the second cycle in Beltre's career. His first came Sept. 1, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark when he played for the Seattle Mariners.
"It's nice to be able to swing the bat well and give our pitching staff some run support," Beltre said.
Over his last three contests, Beltre is 10-for-14 with five homers and nine RBI.
"Obviously, we don't have that formula, because we didn't slow him down tonight," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's on the ball. They have about three or four guys that are killing the ball now."
Harrison (15-7), who was the starting pitcher for the Rangers the night Beltre had his first cycle, established a career-high for victories in a season by allowing two hits and fanning five over eight innings.
Harrison walked Darin Mastroianni in the first inning and Jamey Carroll ion the fifth. Minnesota's only other baserunner prior to the seventh was when Harrison committed an error on a ball hit by Ben Revere in the third inning.
David Murphy made a diving catch in left field to take a hit away from Ryan Doumit in the seventh inning, but Trevor Plouffe ended the no-hit bid with a clean single to left field. Carroll followed with a base hit to right, and Harrison escaped by retiring Alexi Casilla on a groundout.
The Rangers built an early lead on Samuel Deduno (4-2), who gave up 11 hits and seven runs over five innings, as the Twins lost their fourth straight and ninth in their last 10 games.
The AL West leaders, winners of three in a row and six of their last seven, scored five times in the second inning for a 6-0 lead.
Mitch Moreland singled in Murphy, who doubled. After Luis Martinez was hit by a pitch, Craig Gentry bunted to the third-base side of the mound. Deduno threw wild to first base to raise the margin to 3-0. Ian Kinsler bounced a two-run single up the middle and Beltre added a run-scoring double to left field to cap the rally.
Beltre led off the fifth inning with his fifth homer in his last three games, and Elvis Andrus stroked an RBI single in the eighth frame.
Game Notes
Before the game, Twins starting pitcher Scott Diamond was suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for throwing a pitch at the head of Josh Hamilton Thursday night. Diamond was due to begin his suspension Friday night, but he elected to file an appeal. His suspension won't begin until the appeal process is complete ... The Rangers have won seven of eight against the Twins this season.


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Jim Bob charged: More trouble on Walton's Mountain
In the latest episode of the never-dull continuing saga in Schuyler, birthplace of The Waltons' creator Earl Hamner, Hamner's baby brother has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
A Nelson County sheriff's deputy served James Edward Hamner with a misdemeanor warrant on August 25. County commonwealth's attorney Philip Payne says he cannot provide specifics on the charge– even the age or gender of the minor.
However, a knowledgeable source says that one of Hamner's Schuyler neighbors accuses him of getting her 13-year-old son drunk. The boy's mother obtained a warrant from the Nelson County magistrate on August 24.
Hamner, whose character in the popular television series was called "Jim Bob," denies the charge, calling it "trumped up."
He's scheduled to appear in Nelson County Juvenile and Domestic court October 24. The charge is a Class 1 misdemeanor, says Payne, with a maximum $2,500 fine or 12 months in jail or both.
This is not the first problem Jim Hamner's had in his hometown this year. In March, he was terminated as treasurer of the Walton's Mountain Museum. That led brother Earl Hamner to withdraw his support and possessions from the museum. A new Waltons-inspired museum that will look like the famous farmhouse from the series, to be located on U.S. 29 in Lovingston, is in the works.
Meanwhile, the Walton's Mountain Museum, located in the old school that Earl and Jim Hamner attended (it's right across the street from the family home), has lost two directors this year and is struggling to keep the legions of Waltons' fans who come annually to pay homage to John-Boy's hometown.
The museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary in October. Unlike its opening a decade ago, when most of the show's stars came to Schuyler, the 10th anniversary can so far boast only Hal Williams, who played a minor supporting role as Harley Foster.
Some well-known cast members– Mary "Erin" McDonough, Kami "Elizabeth" Cotler, and Jon "Jason" Walmsley– were in town in July for the Waltons International Fan Club meeting. Instead of gathering at the museum in Schuyler, they met fans and signed autographs in Charlottesville at the Double Tree Hotel.


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The Pacific softball team used a five-run first inning to beat UC Riverside 6-4 to clinch a series sweep on Sunday at Bill Simoni Field.
The Tigers used a five-run first inning to beat the Highlanders to clinch a series sweep on Sunday at Bill Simoni Field.
Pacific improved to 18-16 on the season and 3-0 in the Big West Conference, while UC Riverside is 15-18 and 0-3.
The Tigers trailed 3-0 in the top of the first inning after UC Riverside got back-to-back home runs by Kayla White and Ashley Ercolano, but Pacific responded in kind in the bottom half.
Following back-to-back walks, Amy Moore hit a two-run single, Nikki Armogost doubled, and Nicole Zapotoczny doubled in Moore to tie the game 3-3.
Megan Allen followed with a walk to load the bases, then Taylor Brink singled in two runs to make it 5-3 Pacific.
UC Riverside scored once more in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 5-4, but Armagost doubled in an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.'
Armagost went 3 for 4 with her two doubles, and Moore was 2 for 3 with two RBI.
Carly Mortensen (3-2) got the win for Pacific in relief of starter Tori Shepard. Mortensen gave up six hits and one unearned run while striking out four and walking two.
Pacific hosts UC Santa Barbara in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. Friday at Bill Simoni Field.
At Santa Barbara, Taylor Adair tied her career-high with four goals as the No. 20 Tigers (16-8, 1-1 Big West Conference) upset the No. 15 Gauchos (16-8, 1-1). Brydie Pye had three goals, and Elise Martin scored twice. Kelsey Carter had one goal, and goalkeeper Michele Relton had 15 saves.
At Pacific, the Tigers (11-5) won all three doubles matches, and Sem Verbeek, Denis Stolyarov, Daniel Alameh, Ben Mirkin and Alex Hamilton clinced singles victories as Pacific defeated the Bulldogs.
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