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More than 150,000 homes and businesses lost power Wednesday as the season's first winter storm dropped a foot of snow in some places and brought down an avalanche of tree branches along the Front Range.
The state's largest utility, Xcel Energy, expected most residents to have electricity restored overnight, as company crews and contractors worked around the clock.
"We have really only a handful of lines down," said Xcel spokesman Mark Stutz. "The problem is trees in lines, and once we remove those, it goes pretty fast."
However, as of 10 p.m., Xcel's online outage map showed 58,000 customers still without power.
The heavy, wet snow snapped countless still-leafy tree branches throughout the area.
While people waited out the return of electricity across northern Colorado, the American Red Cross had "warming shelters" open in Windsor, Greeley, Longmont and Loveland on Wednesday night.
Wednesday was predicted to be the coldest night this season, with a forecast low of 15 degrees.
During the peak of the outage Wednesday afternoon, Xcel said about 140,000 of its customers lacked power, including about 25,000 in Greeley and 16,000 in the Boulder area.
Loveland's municipal utility estimated as many as 10,000 residents lost power at some point during the snowstorm, and in Brighton, United Power reported about 300 customers without power.
In both Greeley and Loveland, officials said some residents could be without power until this afternoon.
In downtown Denver, about 100 people with the anti-Wall Street protest Occupy Denver wore thick coats and knit caps to brave the subfreezing night.
"We'll stand together," said protester Jeff Childs of Denver. "The cops won't stop us, the corporate media won't stop us and the cold sure as hell won't stop us."
Childs said this would be his first night at the camp in Civic Center.
"The weather just shows how sick and tired we are of how this country works," said protester Ann Musgrove of Highlands Ranch, who said she planned to go home later.
While the snow stopped by dusk, city and state road crews planned on a sleepless Wednesday night to keep ice at bay. Denver Public Works planned to keep a full force of 68 plows on city streets.
The storm and cold made only a brief visit. Sunny skies will return, bringing temperatures into the mid-40s today and into the 60s this weekend.
Staff writer Monte Whaley contributed to this report.


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There has been a sharp rise in the number of foreign nationals claiming benefits in the UK, figures show.
More than 400,000 non-UK nationals received benefits such as Jobseeker's Allowance, a rise by 40% over the last four years.
The 407,000 on benefits is a rise of more than 118,000 since 2008, data from the Department for Work and Pensions showed after it was released under the Freedom of Information Act.
The figures revealed a steep increase in the number of claims by people from eastern European countries, the Daily Telegraph said.
Almost 50,000 claimed work benefits last year, four times the number of 12,600 in 2008, a rise caused by Poland and other eastern European countries being allowed full access to the UK benefits system.
There are fears the increase in claimants could continue next year with an influx of Bulgarian and Romanian workers following further relaxation of EU border controls.
The figures showed that European benefit claimants made up the largest group of foreign nationals, at almost 139,000. There were also 102,000 people from Africa claiming benefits last year and 132,000 from Asia and the Middle East, the Telegraph said. This meant that one in 14 claiming "in-work" benefits was a foreigner.
Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, told the newspaper: "It's concerning that the bill for these benefits has ballooned so much in the last few years. It's particularly troubling at a time when politicians have talked of making work pay and cutting the bloated welfare budget. Benefits must be simplified to protect taxpayers and ensure help reaches those who really need it."
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of MigrationWatch UK, said: "It is very striking that claimants from Poland and the other new eastern European member states have increased by nearly three quarters in just one year since they gained the same access to the UK benefit system as British citizens. Furthermore, these latest figures do not include working tax credit or housing benefit for which most east Europeans, being low paid, would qualify."
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "It is important that we protect the integrity of the British benefits system and make sure it is not abused, which is why we are tightening our rules to ensure genuine workers and jobseekers get support, but not people who come to this country to take advantage. We are also currently working with our counterparts across Europe to address the concerns we have about the abuse of free movement.


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Gary Coleman is not just a former child star. He also is an online advice columnist, dispensing wisdom to the lovelorn, the siblings of pregnant drug addicts, and people just interested in what he has to say about bisexuality, mean parents, or heavy petting.
You can read Gary's advice online at the UGO Networks -- Webathon.ugo.com. UGO promotes Gary as a "highly opinionated guest columnist" who "resides in Los Angeles, California, with his trains and virginity." UGO claims to have seven million monthly visitors to its Web site. Just how many of those millions of Internet hits are for Gary is uncertain, but one thing is clear from reading his advice: He's not a fence-sitter like our current governor.
When writing on the subject of drug addicts, for instance, Gary might as well be Donald Rumsfeld talking about Saddam Hussein. When one writer sought advice about his pregnant sister and her drug-addicted boyfriend, Gary made it clear that, as governor, he won't be supporting any touchy-feely drug treatment approach for California's thousands of drug-addicted inmates and parolees. "Useless-ass, doped-up, fucked-up addicts!!" he wrote the worried sibling. "It may be harsh, but this is how I really feel: KICK ALL ADDICTS TO THE CURB AND LET 'EM DROWN IN THEIR OWN VOMIT! They're useless, pointless, dangerous, untrustworthy, and unworthy, period. Addicts are a waste of flesh."
Another advice-seeker, whose gender was unclear, asked for Gary's help in dealing with being short. The writer, familiar with Gary from his role on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, wanted to know if Gary is still small-statured and how he copes with it. He answered in straight, tough-talking words informed by his own experience. "I'm 4 foot 8 and I'll be 4 foot 8 when I'm in a box," he wrote. "You learn to work with it, around it, and through it, and if anybody has any problem with it, tell them to go pound sand. You are you. Be proud of your height. Trust me, it's better to be short in many circumstances than to be tall." Gray Davis will soon learn that being governor is one of those circumstances.
Gary's advice demonstrates the refreshing unconventionality of his political views. While he endorsed abstinence from sexual intercourse before marriage in one response, in another he earnestly encouraged a man to embrace his homosexuality without shame. Such undogmatic, nonpartisan views are certain to have great appeal to voters sick of the poll-driven political infighting so common in Sacramento and Washington.
Amy Alkon, a syndicated advice columnist known as the Advice Goddess, whose work appears in more than one hundred papers around the country, believes Gary still has room to grow as a dispenser of online advice. But the Los Angeles-based writer and voter loves the idea of having a governor willing to roll up his sleeves and fix things. "It's smart to pick somebody who's committed to solving problems instead of somebody who's committed to kissing the hands of people who've greased their palms," Alkon says. "As an advice columnist you have to be decisive, which is already a step up over the highly indecisive Gray Davis. And when Gray Davis does get decisive, he always makes the wrong decision. I don't see how Gray Davis is, in any way, superior to Gary Coleman."
If decisiveness is what you seek in a governor, consider these other gems from the Quotable Gary Coleman:
I graduated from high school a year ago and I have been pursuing my dream to become a dancer. The problem is, my parents don't see it as being a "real career." ... And both of them would rather that I get some job that would make me fall asleep to even think about. They are also saying that I am only dabbling in college because I'm majoring in dance, which they consider to be a "fun class." Help me, Gary, what can I tell them?
GARY: Tell them to bug off. You're going to college. You made them proud. Tell them to shut up. And also bring home the money you make dancing and ask them then if it's not a worthwhile occupation.
Hey Gary. I'm big -time in debt to my bookie. He says if I can't come up with the $30,000 by the end of July, he's going to get "very upset." I don't really think he'd kill me since he would lose a huge amount of money, but I can't take the chance. What should I do?
GARY: Be prepared to have your legs broken. Be prepared to have an arm broken. Be prepared to have something taken from you. Be prepared to have him throw you in a trunk, drive you to a bank, and get some money out of your checking account. Bookies are ugly. That's why they're called bookies.
I'm sixteen years old and have a problem with my job. ... I work at a restaurant and my position is a lowly dishwasher. The waitstaff is usually pretty nice, but the owners and especially one homosexual cook makes my job frustrating. They constantly harass me and the cook says rather cruel things to me. ... What shall I do? Give me some advice please, Gary.
GARY: If you are not gay yourself, start documenting every incidence on paper REGULARLY. On top of that -- because some assholes need convincing -- get yourself a two-speed microtape recorder. Put it up front in a pocket where no one can see it. ... Now, once this is all done with a week or more of "evidence," make COPIES and give them to the highest manager available to you. If that doesn't work, give copies of the microtapes and written documentation to a lawyer that specializes in sexual and work-related harassment. As I said before and will say again, DO NOT PUT UP WITH THIS SHIT!!! Once management fails to respond, GET A LAWYER AND PUNISH BY DIMINISH! That means attack the wallet in court, get rich, own the restaurant, fire everybody, sell the restaurant, get rich again. This scenario is very, very possible if you really want the harassment to stop.
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text: As interest rates rise, commercial financing enters a new phase Dan Rafter March 26, 2017 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via email No one knows yet just what kind of president Donald Trump will be. But one immediate result of his election was a quick rise in interest rates. And that has already brought a change to way developers and investors are borrowing money to fund their commercial real estate developments and acquisitions. Illinois Real Estate Journal recently spoke with a pair of Chicago-area commercial finance pros – Sue Blumberg, senior vice president and managing director in the Chicago office of NorthMarq Capital, and John Petrovski, managing director and head of U.S. commercial real estate lending with the Chicago office of BMO Harris Bank – about the steps that developers and investors are taking today to secure the financing for their projects. Illinois Real Estate Journal: The presidential election is finally over. Have the results brought any – or will they bring any – changes to the commercial lending market in Chicago?Sue Blumberg: The lending market has shifted a bit with the recent increase in interest rates. We are seeing a shift toward long-term planning versus short-term planning from borrowers. Even for properties that are in transition – they are being leased, under construction or in the planning stages – the rise of interest rates could affect them going forward. The plans of the developers and investors could change a bit depending on what happens with rates. That being said, those borrowers, those developers and investors who are familiar with real estate and who are long-term players, have been through cycles of higher interest rates before. They tend to be prepared for these kind of changes. There is no reason for concern on their part. There's just more of a need for longer-term planning when rates go up.John Petrovski: We're moderately optimistic for 2017. We think that the U.S. economy will continue in the slow-growth mode. That's a positive for commercial real estate. There are a few clouds on the horizon. We don't yet know what the president-elect will mean for business and growth. That is unknown at this point. IREJ: Were you surprised that interest rates after the election finally rose?Blumberg: Not really. The way I see it, the rates didn't rise solely because of the election. People expect there to be actual growth in the future. There has been actual growth in the economy. There has been growth in employment, wages and GDP. It feels like the Fed finally signaling a rise in interest rates is a good thing for the country. It is actually stabilizing. I think rates would have risen even without what happened in the election. It was time for a rise, and that should be thought of as a good thing.Petrovski: We're waiting to see what happens with interest rates in the long-term. Does the Fed see more inflation so that rates will rise faster? That has added a bit of uncertainty to real estate projects. So there are some clouds because of the uncertainty. Now, those clouds could become soft, puffy white clouds if everything turns out to be good. Or they could turn out to be grey storm clouds. We're not sure yet. IREJ: How much uncertainty do we face in the commercial real estate market today because of the election?Petrovski: Every election is unique. Eight years ago, the stock market hit its nadir. Lehman had failed. Back then, we were in a dark time. Obama's vision of hope and change resonated with people. It was a much harder time to get a real estate loan than it is today. The capital markets had frozen, had shut down. Today we are operating in a much different environment. Clinton was perceived more as the status quo, a way to continue down the same path. The Electoral College results, though, said that the country was ready for a different path. Trump presents more unknowns. He says he's pro-business, but what does that mean? IREJ: It might be a tough adjustment, though. I think people have gotten spoiled by these low rates.Blumberg: Spoiled is right. It will take a bit of a lag time for everyone to swallow the rate increases. But, really, a 4.5 percent interest rate is really good. Deals should work at those rates. IREJ: What do you look at today when borrowers are coming to you and asking for commercial financing?Blumberg: Liquidity would be the first thing. Experience is number two. Has that borrower or the key principals been through a cycle before? How did they perform? Were they able to stabilize their projects or make things right when a down cycle hit? Chances are that everyone who comes to us has had a hiccup in their past. It's how they acted during the hiccup that matters. Most lenders agree that if you did everything you could, acted honestly and forthright, that's a good sign.Petrovski: I'm fond of telling our younger bankers that it all starts with the client, their experience, their reputation, the strength of their balance sheet. People who have done 50 real estate developments learn something on every one that they do. They bring all that experience to managing costs, to managing the construction schedule. People trying for the second time? The risks are higher. There is a higher risk of the project going sideways. With us, it all starts with the clients and their experience. IREJ: What kind of changes are you seeing today in the number and type of financing requests coming your way?Blumberg: I think construction lending might be curtailed somewhat. It won't be shut off, by any means. But there will need to be more equity going into the deals that we approve. We generally do business with borrowers who have liquidity and funds and can spot it in times of a trickle or a hiccup. We want to make sure our borrowers have enough skin in the game.Petrovski: Banks in general have pulled back on their appetite for construction financing. It's still there. You can still get a construction loan. But they are being offered on more conservative terms today. We are still getting requests for construction loans. We are still quoting acquisition loans. Our loan-to-cost ratio is down a notch from 18 months ago as we get more conservative. IREJ: When looking at the projects themselves, what do you consider before approving a financing request?Blumberg: The quality of the leases in a project really matter. When you're looking at office projects, say, you look at whether the tenants in that office building have expanded, contracted or been there for a long time. For industrial, location is everything. Absolutely, location is key. For retail, we look at a bit of everything. Amazon has certainly changed that world. We are looking at retail centers today that are offering more of a lifestyle customer experience in the store. That has been an exciting change. We like to work with retail clients who are attracting a lot of customers who want to come to their shops for an experience. That's how they are competing with online sales. When it comes to a start-up or an entrepreneurial spinoff of large firms, we'll look closely and carefully at the people behind it. What was their role in their former employ? Who is backing their new venture? What is their commitment to staying in business? The first-time deal for anyone is the hardest deal. We are still seeing a terrific flow and advancement of the entrepreneurial spirit today.Petrovski: When it comes to the actual deal, it's all about whether it's a quality development that looks like it's built to resonate with the current market. For apartments, are the units well-designed? How many closets does it have? What is the layout of the kitchens, the ceiling heights? The experienced developers know what resonates in their markets. We look for something we think will sell well in that market. IREJ: What about the multifamily market? It still generates plenty of headlines for how strong it is. What do you look at when considering financing associated with multifamily properties?Blumberg: Right now, it is all about looking at the historical operations of a building over the last several years. On an existing property with a good track record, it's much easier to get financing. A solid asset can be trended and researched. Those properties that are in lease-up, it goes back to feasibility and absorption. IREJ: I know it's difficult to predict the future, but what do you see in the next several months when it comes to the strength of the commercial real estate market?Petrovski: Let me tell you, every developer predicts the future. They are always doing the best they can to predict what is going to happen in their markets. We look at what they're predicting. Do we agree? Some developments have a lot of profit cushions built into them. Others are priced to perfection. They have aggressive rents and they have to hit them. They can't afford any cost overruns. In some respects, the deal talks to you. If the deal is too tight, maybe that deal shouldn't be done. Overall, though, the level of commercial activity has been robust. I don't see it increasing. If anything, the level of activity will remain at a constant level or we'll see it dialed back a notch. Fewer projects might start. There is some concern with the overbuilding of Class-A apartments with higher rents. Some developers might take on fewer projects as they grow worried about there being too much supply out there. That is the debate that is taking place not only in Chicago but in every urban market. What is the pace of job growth? What is the pace of new supply? Are they in sync?


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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Bye Bye IM's
Well it looks like Cingular finally blocked our IM programs. Bye Bye MSN Msgr, Bye Bye Yahoo Msgr, Bye Bye AIM.
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Trillian worked for a little while but not anymore. And Google Talk sucks the only one we can use is Jabber.ReplyDelete
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RIDD Quartet: Fiction Avalanche
Monikered after their initials, the collective of upcoming New York-based musicians is jointly credited for all ten pieces dating from a session back in June 2005. Recent Monk prize winner, saxophonist Jon Irabagon demonstrates his avant credentials with sharp-toned outpourings frequently edging into controlled tonal distortion, while pianist Kris Davis combines barreling atonal runs and hammered repetition with Jarrett-esque luminosity. Bassist Reuben Radding is likewise unafraid to display his lyrical tendencies alongside his cutting edge, most prominently with a foreground pizzicato passage of understated beauty worthy of a Charlie Haden during "The Eye and The Telescope." Completing the foursome, percussionist Jeff Davis clatters and lurches with an ear to attentive detail which characterizes the whole group's interaction.
While the shorter pieces generally explore a single territorythe darting nervous energy of "False Aura" or the breathy melodicism of "Paoli""Float/Run" intrigues with a section of careworn romanticism sandwiched between bursts of spiky querulousness, all in just over two minutes. Elsewhere there is scope for more involved development, with the longest track "Sky Circles" building from a freeform ballad opening to a fiery climax, by way of dense interplay and a delicious alto saxophone and arco bass intertwining, over its 12-minute course.
Energetically closing out this absorbing disc, "Blue Sky" evolves from arco bass sweeps and saxophone exclamations into an avant-Latin feel, with stabbing piano momentum spiced by adept cymbal work. Let's hope the group's next recording is not another three years in gestation.
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False Aura; Sky Circles; Float/Run; Paoli; The Eye and the Telescope; The Five Ways; Monkey Catcher; Fiction Avalanche; Past the Reflector; Blue Cry.
Jon Irabagon: saxophone; Kris Davis: piano; Reuben Radding: double bass; Jeff Davis: drums.
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Title: Fiction Avalanche | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records


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Is Idris Elba's girlfriend pregnant? Why did MSNBC suspend Alec Baldwin's show? Is Simon Pegg down to return for another Mission: Impossible film?
- The sex scenes in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie will obviously have to be toned down from the book in order to nab an R rating, but one of the film's producers, Dana Brunetti, revealed that there might be an NC-17 cut that could be released a few weeks after the first version for fans who want more. [Eonline]
- Idris Elba is going to be a dad again! His girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, is expecting a baby girl. [US Magazine]
- Alec Baldwin was suspended by MSNBC for yelling a homophobic slur at a photographer on Thursday. Baldwin has issued a public apology. [TMZ]
- It was only just announced that Tom Cruise is making a fifth Mission: Impossible film, but Simon Pegg is already confirming that he'll be returning to the franchise as well. [MTV News]
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Hi everyone!
It's day 4 of the Digital Dozen's Throwback theme and today I am sharing my version of these dragon nails shared by Cathy of More Nail Polish back in continents week. I love dragons and I love Cathy's nail art, so it was perfect!
To get this look, I started off with a base of one of my all-time favourite nail polishes, Supermoon Green Goddess. I then painted on the scales using black acrylic paint. I added the tips of each scale and filled in the eye using Darling Diva The Hot Kitsune. The colour combination looked lovely on my nails and kept on catching my eye throughout the day.
I will say that I really liked Cathy's version more than my own. I had to do these in quite a rush due to heavy work obligations at the moment and I fell like I just didn't do them justice. Perhaps I can try them again when I have more time to get those dragon scales perfect! That said, I still like this look and especially the gorgeous green and gold together.
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012
12.00 – 14.00h
"Fog in Channel, Continent Cut Off?" a famous British newspaper headline reads. At our event, speakers from both sides of the channel will shed light on the European Union and its future scenarios. London has just spelled out its deep ambivalence about the EU: Not only has it signalled that it would withdraw from EU cooperation in justice and home affairs, along with other member states, it also threatened to veto any increase of the EU budget. The German government emphasized that it wants to have a strong UK in the EU and pushes for more Europe. The UK and other non-euro countries, however, are wary of proposals of a banking union, which it considers a potential threat to the single market. Where are the synergies between the German and British approaches? What role does public opinion play? Is Britain about to leave the EU and what can be done about it?
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CARSON, Calif. -- Landon Donovan failed again from the penalty spot, and the MLS Cup rematch, unlike the past two MLS Cups, went the Houston Dynamo's way, thanks to Andrew Driver's second-half finish.
Driver scored in the 56th minute and the Dynamo (5-2-2) joined Sporting Kansas City, New York Red Bulls and Montreal Impact atop the Eastern Conference with 17 points following a 1-0 triumph over the LA Galaxy on a cold, rainy night at the Home Depot Center.
Donovan missed a first-half penalty kick, his second miss this season from the spot, and the Galaxy (4-2-2), still missing forward Robbie Keane (sprained ankle) and left back Todd Dunivant (leg strain), struggled to create opportunities against an aggressive and organized Houston defense.
OPTA Chalkboard: Dynamo defense well-positioned, makes crucial plays
The Dynamo, who were without suspended captain Brad Davis, had more and better opportunities and might have gone ahead early, when Bobby Bowell's sharp header from a corner kick forced a reaction save by LA goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, or near the end of the first half, when Omar Gonzalez blocked a Giles Barnes shot after Will Bruin found his way into the Galaxy box from the right.
Driver's tally wrapped up a quick sequence that started with goalkeeper Tally Hall giving the ball to Boswell deep in Dynamo territory. Boswell sent a long ball to Barnes, who took the ball nearly to the end line on the right side of LA's box, then cut it back against Gonzalez, rolling it diagonally about 20 yards to the top of the area. Driver, sprinting from the left, hit it first time with his left foot and drove it inside the left post.
The Galaxy penetrated into Houston territory in the second half but rarely managed an open shot, even after Donovan, who returned to LA's midfield after missing last week's victory at Real Salt Lake with a leg strain, joined second-half substitute Gyasi Zardes up front in the 73rd minute. Houston managed to block nine Galaxy shots.
LA's best chance was the penalty kick in the 25th minute. Jose Villarreal won the kick, taking a through ball from Donovan to the top of the Houston box, then cutting right and pushing the ball past Hall. There was contact, and Villarreal went sprawling.
Referee Allen Chapman pointed to the spot but didn't issue a card, yellow or red, to Hall, as Villarreal's touch took him away from goal and Boswell was lurking nearby.
Donovan stutter-stepped before firing weakly toward the right side of the net, and Hall had no trouble making the stop.
Donovan also missed from the spot, another weakly taken kick that was saved, in the Galaxy's April 13 loss at FC Dallas. He had made 28 of 31 MLS regular-season penalties coming into the season but had missed during the shootouts to decide the 2009 MLS Cup final and the 2007 SuperLiga final.
Houston have two games in the next week, Wednesday night at D.C. United and Sunday against Sporting Kansas City. The Galaxy play Saturday night at Vancouver.
LA Galaxy (4-2-2; 14 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (5-2-2; 17 points)
MLS regular season
May 5, 2013 The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
Attendance: 20,071
Scoring Summary:
Houston: Andrew Driver 2 (Giles Barnes 1, Bobby Boswell 1) 56
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark, Adam Moffat, Andrew Driver; Giles Barnes (Brian Ching 84), Will Bruin
Substitutes not used: Erich Marschedier, Jason Johnson, Mike Chabala, Eric Brunner, Luiz Camargo
LA Galaxy: Carlo Cudicini, Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Greg Cochrane; Landon Donovan, Marcelo Sarvas, Juninho, Mike Magee; Jose Villarreal (Hector Jimenez 73), Charlie Rugg (Gyasi Zardes 55)
Substitutes not used: Brian Rowe, Michael Stephens, Tommy Meyer, Leonardo, Rafael Garcia
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Allen Chapman
Referee's Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Jeff Hosking
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Finding Color Among The White
By Sabrina Sellers
It's safe to say that we are living in a golden age of television. The sheer amount of shows available for us to consume is almost overwhelming; it's hard to sometimes even know what to watch. One of the great things about this surge in available media is diversity in the stories being told. Television now compiles a cast of characters that include characters of color, queer characters, strong female leads, trans individuals, and everything in between. This is especially refreshing compared to television's film counterparts which have come under fire in the last few years with social media campaigns, such as #oscarssowhite, commenting on the lack of diversity in its nominees.
As a Black woman, what I find most refreshing is the uptick in Black female leads on my television screen. When I asked my fellow BCC students who they felt was a promising representation of Black women on television, there was overwhelming support for shows like "How to Get Away With Murder," starring Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, and "Scandal," starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope — both ladies on a primetime television show. Not to mention that the shows are also run by another amazing Black woman, Shonda Rhimes, who has been hiring performers of all ethnicities and sexualities, most notably on "Grey's Anatomy."
Black female strength has also been seen in Taraji P. Henson's Cookie Lyons on the show "Empire" and in a more contrasting role in "Blackish's" Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, played by Tracee Ellis Ross. Among students, Ross' character is quite popular.
"She is not the over-sexed, drama filled, woman that Hollywood portrays Black women to be as on shows such as 'Basketball Wives,' 'Atlanta Housewives,' or 'Power,' nor is she the poor, single mother trying to get out of crime-filled ghettos, as represented on shows such as 'Good Times' or 'What's Happening,'" said BCC Voice staffer, Devisadaria Duchine-Khauli.
The importance of these characters, with the inclusion of their tragic flaws, is that there are finally Black women on television that young girls can aspire to be like. These characters are complex women leading lives in positions of power and respect; seeing beyond the typical portrayal of black women.
"Television does seem to portray Black women as angry, bitchy or weak," said BCC student, Sareeta Young.
Television and film have consistently pigeon-holed Black women into these generic stereotypes of "the angry Black women," token Black character, "ghetto," forever struggling to make ends meet, or the comedic support to the leading man. It's refreshing to see the Black female experience represented in success and strength and also beyond the shadows of men.
More recently, HBO released Issa Rae's "Insecure," marking change on a network that typically tells stories pertaining to white characters. "Insecure," an offshoot of Rae's Youtube series "Awkward Black Girl," is a half-hour comedy centering around Rae, an awkward Black girl who raps in front of her bathroom mirror, feels like the token black girl at her non-profit job to support inner city kids, and who, at 29, is still trying to figure it out. She sets herself apart from the many caricatures that have been black female characters on television — Rae is refreshing. But she's also different from Washington, Davis, Henson, and Ross' characters in that she's content in the fact that she may not always emulate outward strength and power, but she's still a complex human being with quirks and flaws.
Minority experiences are not monolithic, and the Black experience in particular has been told in stereotypical ways time and time again. These women are just a few notable Black characters who are leading the change in diversity on television. They are not only visually diversifying the playing field, but telling an array of stories that expand the narrative of the Black experience. Where Cookie Lyons, Olivia Pope, Annalise Keating, and Rainbow Johnson are the women that we want to become, Issa is the woman who young millennials identify with.