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My first experience with gut-wrenching, fist-pounding failure was the '86 World Series. I remember watching the final out of the final game, seeing Gary Carter and Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling running mad-assedly toward each other, and feeling myself collapse into a motionless pile on the floor where I remained for a good hour, prompting at least a few of my friends to prod me with sticks to ensure that I was still breathing. Obviously, our post-1986 exploits have been far more satisfying than those of the Mets, but I still feel a small part of myself transport back to that fateful October night every time I see that uniform.
Last night, however, we held our own pretty nicely against the B team from New York, considering the Great Johan Santana was on the hill. But it was–put down your coffees and Red Bulls, folks–another Julio Lugo miscue that helped the Mets get the jump on us last night. His failure to execute what would have been an inning-ending double play gave the Mets some extra outs and plated a couple more runs. And his teammates weren't shy about admitting they'd been Lugo'ed:
"We didn't really help [Matsuzaka]," said Pedroia. "We have to turn that double play. That was the biggest thing. That double play is turned, we win the game."
One of the oddest moments came when Santana hit Youk with a pitch, then got his Pesci on when he interpreted Youkbacca's shouts of pain as an affront to his world-renown masculinity:
Youkilis said he reacted by saying, "'That hurts.' I was joking around." He also said Santana wasn't throwing at him. But Santana took it seriously.
"Two outs, two strikes, there's no way I'm going to try and hit somebody," Santana said. "I hit him and he started looking at me. If you look at me, I'm going to give it back."
Gotcha. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly Eck's dropping the "s-bomb" after Youk got nailed. I'll admit I've reached the point where I'll miss Eck's insights when and if Remy comes back. The guy adds just the right bit of cornpone hipster surrealism to the proceedings and I anxiously await Eck's escalation to the F-bomb, which you know is just a Yankees series away.
Oh, and count me among those who would have loved to have seen Sheffield in a Sox uni. Especially with Papi's recent woes.
Lastly, a legion of SG commenters is descending upon Boston today for 24 hours of drinking, Mets-cursing and general chicanery. Although my second and third jobs will likely prevent me from partaking–only fueling speculation that I don't exist, something my family has been claiming for years–magic Denton will be an active participant this evening.


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Normcore is the buzz of the fashion world. Normcore is the anti-style. On fashion runways, it's how about how to not look like a fashion model.
So fashion evolves into something easier for the everyday person. And models dress unfashionable, and that's fashion. As normcore continues to mature and define itself, I suspect it will develop into something new and nice-looking, not just a reimagining of the 90's via Seinfield style points.
Anyhow, it's still new. It's not ripe, as you can hear from the supermodels in the video. Nonetheless, it offers an opportunity for fashion to decide how exactly to approach and interpret normcore. Let's see what the coming months will tell us.


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Asus Zenfone 3s Max features a 5.2-inch HD display with 1280×720 pixels resolution, Mediatek 6750 octa-core processor, which is clocked at 1.5 Ghz. Asus Zenfone 3s Max is powered with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, which is expandable to 2TB via the dual-hybrid SIM slot.
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We're well into June. So, here comes the sun . . . and the entertainment. Writerspace Top Shelf Authors with book releases this month include: Woman's Own By Robyn Carr Trade Paperback Released May 17, 2013 (reissued from 1990) Published by Liza Dawson Associates www.RobynCarr.com Ablaze against the bustle of nineteenth-century Philadelphia is this sweeping… Read More


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I was invited to review the new Salt Meats Cheese restaurant in Cronulla with Aidan and we enjoyed a fantastic meal with high quality food. Salt Meats Cheese is a family owned restaurant group, well known for its authentic Italian Menu with a twist.
When we both arrived, the restaurant was buzzing with patrons, happy customers sitting inside and outside, enjoying their meal. The heritage listed building that houses the restaurant has a high ceiling structure and especially enjoyed the open kitchen concept. We were seated right next to the kitchen section, which gave us a look into how the food is prepared.
We expected a bit of a wait when we ordered since the kitchen was very busy, however, our food came out very quickly, which indicates a very well-organized kitchen system. The waitresses are very friendly too and make sure you have everything you need.
Aidan chose a pasta dish with lamb for his main, the Pappardelle All'Agnello (GF) $24. Slow-Cooked lamb leg ragù, thyme, pecorino toscano. The lamb was delicate and plentiful on the plate. With the right balance of cheese, which is a firm-textured ewe's milk cheese produced in Tuscany. It was delightful. Oh before I forget, they can offer Gluten Free Pasta.
Whilst I chose the Pizza Diavola, because I like it hot. The pizza is $23 and it included tomatoes, fior di latte, olives, sopressa salami and chilli flakes. What's fior di latte and not we are not talking about a cafe latte drink. It's is semi-soft, fresh cheese made in the style of Italian mozzarella from cow's milk.
The pizza was definitely one of the best pizzas I have eaten in Australia. We paired our mains with some garlic bread and truffle fries. The garlic bread was very well seasoned and a perfect addition to both our dishes. The fries were very well made too with the parmesan, truffle oil and aioli.
After having tasted these four delicious meals, we couldn't stop ourselves and ordered dessert as well. While Aidan had ice crème with espresso, otherwise known as Affogato. A scoop of Vanilla gelato and a shot of espresso. I chose the Cardamom Panna Cotta with crushed blueberries and pistachios crumble. For me, the light and fresh panna cotta was the perfect finish for a fantastic and delicious meal.
We saw many couples enjoying a meal together in the restaurant but also a few bigger groups of friends, enjoying a night out together. With a seating of about 87 people, this restaurant will have all your pizza, pasta, antipasti and desserts cravings sorted.
The friendly and welcoming atmosphere in combination with their delicious dishes just makes it a perfect location for any occasion – plus it is not far from Cronulla Beach.
You can't miss it. Look out for the white 1930's art deco building that was the original Commonwealth Bank, restored with a fresh twist on an authentic Italian food eatery.
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Islington teenager wins chance to play at Wimbledon
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Islington starlet Brandon Drew will be aiming to succeed where Andy Murray failed this year after booking his spot at a prestigious Wimbledon tournament.
The 14-year-old, a member of Islington Tennis Centre, earned himself a trip to SW19 with victory in the HSBC Road to Wimbledon regional qualifier, held at West Worthing Tennis and Squash Club.
Drew, who defeated Andrew Watson 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the final qualifying round, will now play in the 14 & Under Challenge at the All England Club next month.
"I wasn't really impressed with my performance but I'm happy I got through and get to play at Wimbledon," said Drew.
"It was my first time playing in a tournament on grass and I was not handling the conditions well, but I finished on a high.
"You don't really get any even bounce so, if you can prevent it from bouncing by coming to the net, you should do so.
"The other players may not play national tournaments like me but that all goes out of the window when you play on grass.
"I think if I just keep training up a few things and become a bit more consistent I can do well in the finals.
"I have been four times to watch the tennis at Wimbledon, so to go and play will hopefully be a stepping stone to playing there again."
n The HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge is the UK's largest national junior grass court tournament and forms part of HSBC's investment in the stars of the future.
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Individuality is important for the modern human. We buy mass-produced goods and fast fashion from stores that offer contemporary design at an affordable price, but we crave for personal objects that transcend materialism and consumer culture. We feel alive when we imagine and when we create. We prefer artisanship over manufactured goods. This was starkly shown by the Maker and DYI movements and is now an essential part of many digital fashion projects.
Digital art is an opportunity to make observer part of the creative experience. Digital information can be infinitely replicable, opening up the possibility to create a unique and personal experience for each and everyone one of us. Chroma is an interactive fashion experience built upon those ideas.
Visually, inspiration was drawn from natural forms of metals, most significantly Chromium. Its name comes from the greek word 'chroma' meaning color, as many of its compounds are intensely colored.
The collection presents a liquid form of these metals, digitized and given life on the web, our second home. This serves as a metaphor of our increasing in distinction between real and virtual. The collection juxtaposes big colorful prints with minimal silhouettes, eclectic mix of textiles such as wool, organza and neoprene.
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Not many could believe the terrifying pictures of two human heads placed in a cooking pot in Syria– just one of the countless atrocities of al-Qaeda. The two victims are Saudis, killed in the fight betweent the competing al-Qaeda branches in Syria: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front.
The horrible pictures reveal yet another hideous act practiced by these two groups which only succeeded at one thing: obstructing the Syrian opposition from fighting the Bashar al-Assad regime. They spend their entire time fighting one another. Meanwhile, Assad sleeps comfortably in his bed in the Qasyoun Mountain, pleased at how he transformed those idiots into brigades working for him for free!
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Jigna Desai is Professor in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Minnesota. Her book Beyond Bollywood: The Cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film (Routledge 2004) elucidates a critical race, feminist, and queer diasporic critique. She has co-edited several collections -- Bollywood: A Reader (Open University /McGraw Hill Press 2009), Transnational Feminism and Global Advocacy in South Asia (Routledge 2012), and Asian Americans in Dixie: Race and Migration in the South (University of Illinois Press 2013). Desai serves as a co-editor of the Asian American Experience book series for the Univ. of Illinois Press. She is a founding member of the Race, Indigeneity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Collective (RIGS) and has been honored with the "Red Motley" Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Association for Asian American Studies Mentoring Award, University of Minnesota Graduate Mentoring Award, and a University of Minnesota Service Award. She is currently working on a book manuscript on neural citizenship, intersectionality, and critical disability studies. With Kari Smalkoski, she is the co-founder/leader of Minnesota Youth Story Squad.
Kari Smalkoski is a research associate in the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota. Her research and teaching focus on masculinity, performance and identity, inequality, education and political economy, and youth. She writes about Asian American youths' experiences in and out of schools; her research findings are included in a 2014-16 AAPI Bullying Prevention Task force Report, a White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Her current book project, American Dream Disrupted: Rewriting Narratives on Hmong Youth and Masculinity, is an ethnography that takes place in the United States and Thailand. Dr. Smalkoski is the co-founder/leader of a new initiative, in partnership with urban public schools in the Twin Cities, called Minnesota Youth Story Squad (MYSS). She is Principal Investigator on a longitudinal research study that examines the short and long term impact of MYSS on thousands of youth who have participated in its programming. She has been interviewed most recently by Minnesota Public Radio and The Atlantic. You can read more about her work with MYSS in Inside Higher Ed.


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And when the bell rang it was negative and adjusted to plus 3 points! Ha, ha. You can say that the market has free will all you want, but the truth is that all the little manipulations add up over time. The same as all the stimulus and economic distortions add up over time. Eventually they correct, and since they have been so large and pervasive over such a long time period, the correction will be and is, in fact, huge. And, I sincerely hope that it will be game changing in regards to morals and ethics - right and wrong.
So despite the fact that the Transports finished down another 1.4%, the Industrials were finagled into a 3 point positive close to avoid the DOW Theory sell signal for yet another day. Ah, the games people play… you can call that an epic bear/ bull battle if you want, I call it holding sell orders until after the close as yet again the selling continued immediately afterwards, in fact 60 points worth within the next two 5 minute bars.
And not to harp on it, but it really illustrates what's wrong with our entire screwed up financial system. Nothing's real… it's all fun and games run by insiders who think they are fooling someone. Our entire financial system is built upon such foolishness. I'm sure the market makers think that their tinkering is no big deal. I'd just like to staple this poster onto their foreheads:
At any rate, the S&P finished down .1%, the NDX finished up .15%, and the RUT was down 1.3%. The XLF finished on the exact point it started.
Basically a nothing, sideways day killing time and working off oversold conditions. But it wasn't a nothing day economically. Forget about home construction or all the other bull… the important news is that we are adding another $275 billion to our nation's guarantees and who knows how much to our debts. Combined with the $787 signed into law yesterday, that's $1.062 TRILLION in two days ($3,481 per person, or $14,000 for my family of four). And we haven't even gotten the bank bailout numbers yet.
And did the markets jump for joy? NO? Why not? They are definitely sending a message, unfortunately the bankers are the ones pulling the strings.
Internally the market was WEAK. On a nothing price day, advancing issues and volume both trailed decliners by 2 to 1. The number of new 52 week lows is expanding substantially with 324 issues on the NYSE reaching new lows.
Today's down, up, down, sideways action may have produced a small movement on the McClelland Oscillator, I'll get that tonight and let you know in the morning. If so, expect a large price movement soon.
As far as charts go, the most important thing I can show you tonight is the chart of the dollar. It moved up again today, ignoring yesterday's outside hammer. It pinned overhead resistance and is very near breaking out. What's more important than that is that gold continued to rally strongly, up 1.5% into the face of a rising dollar! That's talking to you, do know what it's saying? I have looked at the historical charts of gold and it does not usually perform well in strongly down equity markets when the dollar is rallying. This is different, why? Is it signaling inflation, and if so, why aren't the other commodities up just as strongly? We added over a trillion dollars in debt and/or guarantees in the past two days:
You know, when I am making important decisions while flying with people's lives on the line, I usually stop to ask myself, "What's the worst thing that can happen if______?" President Obama is the Captain of this ship, he better start thinking instead of just talking.
Don't get me wrong… I'm not saying a strong dollar is bad. What I'm saying is that the only reason it's strong is because the rest of the globe is imploding and dollars are needed for deleveraging and safety. But to have gold going up at the same time is a tell... underneath that "safety" is fear.
I'm only going to show one daily chart, that of the DOW. All the charts are the same, they produced spinners or just down days and some are beneath the bottom Bollinger still bending it downwards. Yes, we're reaching oversold on the daily with the DOW and S&P, but the NDX still has plenty of room. Yes, dojis like that can be a bottom indicator, but these do not look that way to me, and we have yet to see any type of capitulation:
Inside the DOW on the 10 minute chart, you can see that we are at the mid-point of that green down channel, we have a little bit of positive RSI divergence, and the stochastic indicators have room now in either direction, but the 60 minute slow is just coming up out of oversold now. It can turn right back around and stay oversold, so not a lot of guidance there:
On a 30 minute SPX chart, you can see the red lines of a potential ending diagonal… prices did manage to stay inside it today at the close. Note that we had a second close in a row right on the 789 pivot point. 768 is the next lower pivot:
The only other thing I have for you is that the Put/Call ratio has risen to a point were bottoms potentially occur. Below is a one year chart, if you look at prior peaks above 1.2, you will see bottoms that correspond. We're not quite there, but getting close:
As Americans we like to believe that we have "free will." To some extent that is true, but we are very boxed in by society, by politics, by money… and our picture of the world is colored by people who are always trying to sell you something. In my case, I'm trying to sell you on the fact that our system is not working for the people. I don't have anything to gain from that but the knowledge that my children might be left with a better system that's capable of lasting into the indefinite future. I don't believe the present systems will. Change is coming, I want to be able to affect some of that change and to ROB the bankers of their opportunity to grab the future and control the planet with their pervasive debt. It doesn't have to be that way, our money system belongs to us, not to central bankers. Thomas Jefferson understood that well:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."Some dispute the context of this quote, but that's not the point. The point is one of freedom and free will:
- Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin (1802)
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Crop: Peppers
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Together with his partner Aad Sonneveld, Arno Bross grows red peppers at their modern nursery, Wilgenbos. Raised in a family of horticulturalists, Arno has spent his entire working life in the greenhouse. His extensive experience is evident when he passionately talks about the cultivation and the climate in the greenhouse. He knows in detail how Luxous climate screens can optimally be used.
Kwekerij Wilgenbos nursery was built 10 years ago. The name of the nursery is partly based on the setting of the former grounds– 'wilgenbos' means 'willow forest'. The whole nursery was equipped with 4000 lux assimilation lighting, with the goal of being earlier to the market than competing growers with a standard pepper crop grown without the use of lighting. In the autumn of 2014, a second screen was installed in the greenhouse in addition to the Luxous 1347 FR already installed. Arno decided to go for the same type of climate screen even for the second layer. The main reason being the especially high light transmission and high energy savings. By March 2015, it was evident that the planned extra savings of 3 m3 gas per square meter had already been exceeded.
Regulating the first screen follows the same strategy used in prior years. It's not unusual for the screen to remain closed for 24 hours on cloudy days, during the first months of cultivation. Regulating the second climate screen however has been more of a learning process", says Arno. "But thanks to the good humidity transmission of Luxous, multiple double screening hours can be achieved." In order to obtain an ideal setting for the plants, the screening hours are managed according to a specific temperature sequence over a twenty-four hour period. The opening and closing of the climate screens are directed in order to realize this temperature strategy. "In addition to saving energy, the climate screens are also used to manage the cultivation", explains Arno. If the humidity level is too high in the greenhouse, the screen is not opened. The deployed method of work is to air above the closed climate screen or to open the screen completely.
The costs of gas varies per season and sometimes even within a twenty-four hour period. As a grower, you have little control of this. With two climate screens, this dependence is reduced. After installing a second climate screen, gas costs have been further reduced making it possible to regulate the gas consumption per hour over a twenty-four hour period by controlling when to open or close the screens. "The high light transmission from the Luxous climate screens for use during the day is vital", the grower concludes enthusiastically.
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In the beginning of December Swedesurvey hosted a delegation from the Financial Department of the Ministry of Lands and Resources of China (MLR).
This is one out of a series of workshops and training campaigns conducted for Chinese delegations during 2013. During the recent visit at MLR by Mr. Stefan Attefall, the Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs (the Ministry which is the owner of Swedesurvey) he received a clear message that all our support is of great importance for China during the period when they are undergoing major changes and where land governance is one of the cornerstones to ensure sustainable development.
During the recent Third Plenary Session, where the 200 most influential people of the political leadership in China met, it was clearly expressed that it is the market economy that will guide the development and that the government will interfere as little as possible. It is the economic development that forms the basis for all other development in the society.
At the same time it is acknowledged that Chinese farmers have made enormous sacrifices and now they also must benefit from the economic progress. One way to secure this is to allow them to transfer and mortgage their land rights, i.e. similar to urban citizens. Swedesurvey is grateful and honoured to continue supporting the development in China, both at central and provincial level.


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Gentle giant Alfie the 13st Dogue de Bordeaux is in line for a lot of extra treats after his unusual behaviour saved his young owner's eyesight.
Little Mark and his pet dog Alfie are both five-years-old and have grown up together.
Last year, parents Sharlene and Mark Cannon observed that their giant pet always insisted on walking and sitting on five-year-old Mark's right hand side, in a manner similar to a guide dog.
So, they decided to get their son's eyesight checked out.
A school optometrist diagnosed him with astigmatism in his right eye last April, which had left his vision completely blurred in that eye.
Sharlene and Mark Snr, both 42 from Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, realised Alfie the dog had walked on their son's right side to act as a guide.
Eye doctors told the family little Mark could have gone completely blind if they hadn't caught the condition when they did.
He is now wearing a patch over his good left eye to improve the sight in his right one.
Sharlene said: 'It's incredible to think that Mark had this problem with his eye since birth and Alfie was the only one who spotted it. If it hadn't been caught when it was, he could have gone blind.'
The mum-of-two said Alfie, who at the age of five is the same age as his young master, has 'superpowers' when it comes to diagnosing illness. He also 'sniffed out' a cancerous tumour in the leg of their other dog Cass.
'You think as parents you know your children, so for a dog to notice something like that is special,' Sharlene said. 'Mark definitely owes a lot to Alfie.'
The dog-tor will see you now.
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